Applications of Plasma Produced with Electrical Discharges in Gases for Agriculture and Biomedicine
The use of thermal and non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma to solve problems related to agriculture and biomedicine is the focus of this paper. Plasma in thermal equilibrium is used where heat is required. In agriculture, it is used to treat soil and land contaminated by the products of biomass,...
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| description | The use of thermal and non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma to solve problems related to agriculture and biomedicine is the focus of this paper. Plasma in thermal equilibrium is used where heat is required. In agriculture, it is used to treat soil and land contaminated by the products of biomass, plastics, post-hospital and pharmaceutical waste combustion, and also by ecological phenomena that have recently been observed, such as droughts, floods and storms, leading to environmental pollution. In biomedical applications, thermal plasma is used in so-called indirect living tissue treatment. The sources of thermal plasma are arcs, plasma torches and microwave plasma reactors. In turn, atmospheric pressure cold (non-thermal) plasma is applied in agriculture and biomedicine where heat adversely affects technological processes. The thermodynamic imbalance of cold plasma makes it suitable for organic syntheses due its low power requirements and the possibility of conducting chemical reactions in gas at relatively low and close to ambient temperatures. It is also suitable in the treatment of living tissues and sterilisation of medical instruments made of materials that are non-resistant to high temperatures. Non-thermal and non-equilibrium discharges at atmospheric pressure that include dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) and atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs), as well as gliding arc (GAD), can be the source of cold plasma. This paper presents an overview of agriculture and soil protection problems and biomedical and health protection problems that can be solved with the aid of plasma produced with electrical discharges. In particular, agricultural processes related to water, sewage purification with ozone and with advanced oxidation processes, as well as those related to contaminated soil treatment and pest control, are presented. Among the biomedical applications of cold plasma, its antibacterial activity, wound healing, cancer treatment and dental problems are briefly discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1cddbf45c0f46cd884824491312ebc52023-11-23T07:48:34ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-04-01129440510.3390/app12094405Applications of Plasma Produced with Electrical Discharges in Gases for Agriculture and BiomedicineHenryka Danuta Stryczewska0Oleksandr Boiko1Department of Electrical Engineering and Electrotechnologies, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Electrotechnologies, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandThe use of thermal and non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma to solve problems related to agriculture and biomedicine is the focus of this paper. Plasma in thermal equilibrium is used where heat is required. In agriculture, it is used to treat soil and land contaminated by the products of biomass, plastics, post-hospital and pharmaceutical waste combustion, and also by ecological phenomena that have recently been observed, such as droughts, floods and storms, leading to environmental pollution. In biomedical applications, thermal plasma is used in so-called indirect living tissue treatment. The sources of thermal plasma are arcs, plasma torches and microwave plasma reactors. In turn, atmospheric pressure cold (non-thermal) plasma is applied in agriculture and biomedicine where heat adversely affects technological processes. The thermodynamic imbalance of cold plasma makes it suitable for organic syntheses due its low power requirements and the possibility of conducting chemical reactions in gas at relatively low and close to ambient temperatures. It is also suitable in the treatment of living tissues and sterilisation of medical instruments made of materials that are non-resistant to high temperatures. Non-thermal and non-equilibrium discharges at atmospheric pressure that include dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) and atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs), as well as gliding arc (GAD), can be the source of cold plasma. This paper presents an overview of agriculture and soil protection problems and biomedical and health protection problems that can be solved with the aid of plasma produced with electrical discharges. In particular, agricultural processes related to water, sewage purification with ozone and with advanced oxidation processes, as well as those related to contaminated soil treatment and pest control, are presented. Among the biomedical applications of cold plasma, its antibacterial activity, wound healing, cancer treatment and dental problems are briefly discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/9/4405cold plasma technologiesbiomedicineozone generationsoil purificationpest controlantimicrobial effects |
| spellingShingle | Henryka Danuta Stryczewska Oleksandr Boiko Applications of Plasma Produced with Electrical Discharges in Gases for Agriculture and Biomedicine Applied Sciences cold plasma technologies biomedicine ozone generation soil purification pest control antimicrobial effects |
| title | Applications of Plasma Produced with Electrical Discharges in Gases for Agriculture and Biomedicine |
| title_full | Applications of Plasma Produced with Electrical Discharges in Gases for Agriculture and Biomedicine |
| title_fullStr | Applications of Plasma Produced with Electrical Discharges in Gases for Agriculture and Biomedicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applications of Plasma Produced with Electrical Discharges in Gases for Agriculture and Biomedicine |
| title_short | Applications of Plasma Produced with Electrical Discharges in Gases for Agriculture and Biomedicine |
| title_sort | applications of plasma produced with electrical discharges in gases for agriculture and biomedicine |
| topic | cold plasma technologies biomedicine ozone generation soil purification pest control antimicrobial effects |
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