Cover Picture: Nitrogen Fixation by Gliding Arc Plasma: Better Insight by Chemical Kinetics Modelling (ChemSusChem 10/2017). Issue 10 (11th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Weizong; Patil, Bhaskar; Heijkers, Stjin; Hessel, Volker; Bogaerts, Annemie
• Is Part Of: ChemSusChem. Volume 10:Issue 10(2017)
• Page Start: 2108
• Page End: 2108
• Publication Date: 2017-05-11
• Subjects: energy efficiency -- gliding arc -- nitrogen fixation -- nitrogen oxide -- plasma chemistry; Green chemistry -- Periodicals; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201700563
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1864-5631

Abstract

Abstract : The Cover picture shows a gliding arc plasma that promotes the vibrational excitation of N2, which contributes significantly to activating the N2 molecules and overcoming the very high reaction energy barrier during the nitrogen fixation processes, and leads to an energy efficient way of nitric oxide production using air as a raw material. This helps to realize more realistic scenarios of entering a cutting‐edge innovation in new business cases for the decentralized production of fertilizers for agriculture using renewable energy sources (solar/wind), in which low‐temperature plasma technology might play an important role. More details can be found in the Full Paper by Wang et al. onpage 2145 in Issue 10, 2017 (DOI:10.1002/cssc.201700095 ).