Plasma Chemistry

Providing a fundamental introduction to all aspects of modern plasma chemistry this book describes mechanisms and kinetics of chemical processes in plasma plasma statistics thermodynamics fluid mechanics and electrodynamics as well as all major electric discharges applied in plasma chemistry. Fridman considers most of the major applications of plasma chemistry from electronics to thermal coatings from treatment of polymers to fuel conversion and hydrogen production and from plasma metallurgy to plasma medicine. It is helpful to engineers scientists and students interested in plasma physics plasma chemistry plasma engineering and combustion as well as chemical physics lasers energy systems and environmental control. The book contains an extensive database on plasma kinetics and thermodynamics and numerical formulas for practical calculations related to specific plasma-chemical processes and applications. Problems and concept questions are provided helpful in courses related to plasma lasers combustion chemical kinetics statistics and thermodynamics and high-temperature and high-energy fluid mechanics.