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Environmental and biological applications of microplasmas

2005; IOP Publishing; Volume: 47; Issue: 12B Linguagem: Inglês

10.1088/0741-3335/47/12b/s37

1361-6587

K. Becker, Agamemnon Koutsospyros, Shu-Min Yin, Christos Christodoulatos, N. Abramzon, J.C. Joaquin, Graciela Brelles-Mariño,

Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity

Stable glow-type discharge plasmas at elevated pressures can be generated and maintained easily when the plasma is spatially confined to cavities with critical dimensions below 1 mm ('microplasmas'). We studied the properties of several atmospheric-pressure microplasmas and their use in the remediation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and biological decontamination. The VOCs studied include individual prototypcal aliphatic and aromatic compounds as well as mixtures such as BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene). The biological systems under study included individual bacteria as well as bacterial biofilms, which are highly structured communities of bacteria that are very resistant to antibiotics, germicides, and other conventional forms of destruction.