title: Plasma chemistry as a tool for green chemistry, environmental analysis and waste management.
abstract: The applications of plasma chemistry to environmental problems and to green chemistry are emerging fields that offer unique opportunities for advancement. There has been substantial progress in the application of plasmas to analytical diagnostics and to waste reduction and waste management. This review discusses the chemistry and physics necessary to a basic understanding of plasmas, something that has been missing from recent technical reviews. The current status of plasmas in environmental chemistry is summarized and emerging areas of application for plasmas are delineated. Plasmas are defined and discussed in terms of their properties that make them useful for environmental chemistry. Information is drawn from diverse fields to illustrate the potential applications of plasmas in analysis, materials modifications and hazardous waste treatments.
authors.affiliation: Gill-Chair of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lamar University, P.O. Box 10022, Beaumont, TX 77710, USA.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Mollah
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schennach
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patscheider
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Promreuk
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cocke
mesh_terms: D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000379:methods; D004560:Electricity; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011312:Pressure; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants