Plasma Fluidized Bed, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China Series

This book provides a detailed overview of the plasma fluidized bed. It is an innovative tool and generally combines plasma process with another efficient reactor, fluidized bed, providing an excellent method for particulate processes over conventional technology. The development and designs of typical types of plasma fluidized beds, mainly thermal plasma fluidized beds and non-thermal plasma fluidized beds are discussed. The influencing factors on the performance of plasma fluidized beds are analyzed in detail. The mechanism, i.e. the discharge characteristics, hydrodynamics, heat transfer and mass transfer are analyzed to offer a further insight of plasma fluidized beds. Applications of plasma fluidized beds for different areas, including metallurgy extraction, green energy process, environmental protection and advanced materials are presented. The book is a valuable reference for scientists, engineers and graduate students in chemical engineering and relative fields.

Introduction.- Why plasma fluidized bed?.- Thermal plasma fluidized bed.- Non-thermal plasma fluidized bed.- Influencing factors on understanding of plasma fluidized bed.- Discharge characterization of plasma fluidized bed.- Hydrodynamics of plasma fluidized bed.- Heat transfer and mass transfer in the plasma fluidized bed.- Scientific and industrial application of plasma fluidized bed.- Comparison of the performance with different plasma fluidized beds.- Energy and economy.- Applicative ability and environmental risk.- Outlook.

Prof. Changming Du received his PhD degree in 2006 from Zhejiang University. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, working on plasma environmental technology, waste treatment and reusing technology. He is skilled in equipment manufacturing and product innovation. Prof. Du has hosted or taken part in 25 scientific research projects and built up industrial/pilot 6 demonstration facilities. He has filed 80 patents, and published 3 monographs. He has contributed more than 85 journal papers, in journals such as Chemical reviews, Scientific Reports, Applied Energy, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal of Hazardous Materials. Prof. Du was awarded "Science and Technology New Star in Zhu Jiang" in 2013, and received the 9th "Youth Technological award" in 2014, which was awarded by China environmental science academy.

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Discusses development and designs of thermal and non-thermal plasma fluidized beds

Analyzes the effects of influencing factors and mechanisms in detail over the performance of the beds

Presents different industrial applications of plasma fluidized beds