Distributed ferromagnetic enhanced inductive plasma source for plasma processing

New experimental data on the plasma density profiles have been obtained for a low-frequency (100 kHz) distributed ferromagnetic enhanced inductive plasma source at different locations of inductive discharges. An ability to control the plasma density profiles in a large gas discharge chamber in order to achieve a uniform treatment of a substrate is demonstrated. The differences between the obtained results and literature data for a distributed ferromagnetic enhanced inductive plasma source combined with a radio-frequency inductive discharge are discussed.

Cold Plasma Processing on Fruits and Fruit Juices: A Review on the Effects of Plasma on Nutritional Quality

This review aims to present the effects of cold plasma technology on the nutritional quality of fruits and fruit juices. This review focuses on the chemical changes induced by plasma on several bioactive compounds, such as sugars, starch, lipids, vitamins, phenolic compounds, carotenoids, and anthocyanins. The main plasma-reacting species that reacts with fruit compounds are presented and discussed. The review presents the mechanisms that lead to the improvement and degradation of the main compounds, showing both the advantages and disadvantages of cold plasma technology.

Simulation of the evolution of agglomerated SiO2 particles in thermal plasma flow

The paper studies the behavior of agglomerated SiO2 particles in thermal plasma processing. The main stages are determined for their transformation to the hollow melt droplets. The proposed model, which includes partial encapsulation of gas, allows describing and analyzing the evolution stages for the particle size and the shell thickness in the ranges of 50-150 μm agglomerated particles and their 0.2-0.6 porosity.