This book reviews recent advances and applications in the generation and maintenance of atmospheric pressure air plasmas. It covers advances in atmospheric pressure plasma source development, diagnostics and characterization, air plasma chemistry, modeling and computational techniques, and an assessment of the status and prospects of atmospheric pressure air plasma applications. The extensive coverage of applications makes the book attractive to practitioners in fields of endeavour where technologies based on atmospheric pressure air plasmas are emerging.

Target Audience: Researchers, technologists, engineers, and designers in fields requiring an understanding of non-equilibrium air plasmas.

Table of Contents:

Introduction and Overview

History of Non-Equilibrium Air Discharges

Kinetic Description of Plasmas

Air Plasma Chemistry

Modeling

DC and Low Frequency Air Plasma Sources

High Frequency Air Plasmas

Plasma Diagnostics

Current Applications of Atmospheric Pressure Air Plasmas

Appendix

Index