Abstract Plasma in hydrogen-containing atmospheres is an efficient method for the reduction of iron oxides. Although a vast number approaches were performed bulk Fe oxides with thermal hydrogen plasmas, there almost no information about non-thermal plasma efficiency atmospheric pressure range. In current article we present natively oxidized surfaces applying dielectric barrier discharge Ar/H 2 ...

The non-thermal plasma pyrolysis of fuel oil, under the action low-voltage electric discharges in liquid phase, has made it possible to develop a new process obtain valuable petrochemical products. In this study, main parameters, including pulse energy and time impact on process, are studied. components obtained gaseous products hydrogen (27.6–49.6 mol%), acetylene (33.6–49.1 ethylene (6.9–12.1...

We present the Suzaku results of η Carinae in the 5–50 keV range conducted twice around the apastron in 2005 August for 50 ks and in 2006 February for 20 ks. The X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) produced hard (5–12 keV) band spectra, resolving K shell lines from highly ionized Fe and Ni. The Hard X-ray Detector yielded a significant detection in the super-hard (15–50 keV) band, which is unconta...

The therapeutic effects of non-thermal plasma are expected in the medical fields, including hemostasis, vascularization, prevention of organ adhesion, and cell proliferation. Cancer is an internal enemy arising from normal tissue in the body. The prognosis of metastatic and recurrent cancers is still poor despite advances in medicine. To apply non-thermal plasma in cancer treatment is now on go...

Fig (Ficus carica L.) is a perishable fruit and it needs to use new techniques in order to increase shelf life of this product. In present study, atmospheric cold plasma as a non-thermal treatment was utilized for preserving fresh fig quality. Dielectric barrier discharge plasma was applied to fruits in two steps. Durations of first treatments were 1 and 5 minutes. Based on this step results, m...

RESUMEN Favor de proporcionar un resumen en español. If you cannot provide a spanish abstract, the editors will do this. Massive WR+O star systems produce high-temperature, shock-heated plasma where the wind of the WR star and that of its binary companion collide-the wind-collision region (WCR). The WCR is a source of thermal (e.g. hard X-rays) and non-thermal (e.g. synchrotron) emission, the l...