Microflow chemistry and its electrification for sustainable chemical manufacturing

TY Chen, YW Hsiao, M Baker-Fales, F Cameli… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainability is vital in solving global societal problems. Still, it requires a holistic view by
considering renewable energy and carbon sources, recycling waste streams …

Process-chemistry intensification using non-thermal plasmas: Towards one-step chemical production

NS Kamarinopoulou, DK Nguyen… - Current Opinion in Green …, 2025 - Elsevier
Decarbonizing the chemical industry requires process electrification. Non-thermal plasmas
present an electrification alternative to fossil fuel-based thermal chemistry due to their …

Investigating the synergy of rapidly synthesized iron oxide predecessor and plasma-gaseous species for dye-removal to reuse water in irrigation

P Lamichhane, TR Acharya, OB Dhakal, R Dahal… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores a novel and sustainable approach to reusing textile wastewater for
irrigation. This is investigated by degrading Evans blue dye, a model azo dye, in wastewater …

Direct conversion of ethane to oxygenates, ethylene, and hydrogen in a noncatalytic biphasic plasma microreactor

F Cameli, P Dimitrakellis… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We selectively upgrade ethane (C2H6) to ethanol (C2H5OH), methanol (CH3OH), and
acetic acid (CH3COOH) in a catalyst-free, continuous, argon/water biphasic plasma …

[HTML][HTML] Computing solubility and thermodynamic properties of H2O2 in water

THG Saji, JM Vicent-Luna, TJH Vlugt, S Calero… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogen peroxide plays a key role in many environmental and industrial chemical
processes. We performed classical Molecular Dynamics and Continuous Fractional …

Non-catalytic glycerol dehydrogenation to dihydroxyacetone using needle-in-tube dielectric barrier discharge plasma

G Kongprawes, D Wongsawaeng, P Hosemann… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Glycerol, a by-product of biodiesel production, could be converted into various value-added
products. This work focuses on its dehydrogenation to dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which is …

Plasma-induced selective propylene epoxidation using water as the oxygen source

D Lee, HT Chen, S Linic - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Propylene oxide (PO) is a critical gateway chemical used in large-scale production of
plastics and many other compounds. In addition, PO is also used in many smaller-scale …

Integrating Materials in Non-Thermal Plasma Reactors: Challenges and Opportunities

V Rosa, F Cameli, GD Stefanidis… - Accounts of Materials …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Electricity-driven chemical processes play a crucial role in mitigating the CO2
footprint of the process industry. Non-thermal plasmas (NTP) hold significant potential for …

Microreactor designed for efficient plasma–liquid segmented flows

P Dedieu, G Morand, K Loubière, S Ognier… - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Microreactors were designed for gas–liquid plasma chemical processes and operated under
segmented flows in a high aspect ratio (8.76) rectangular microchannel. First, the …

Biphasic Plasma Microreactor for Oxyfunctionalization of Liquid Hydrocarbons

DK Nguyen, F Cameli, P Dimitrakellis… - Industrial & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Oxyfunctionalization of linear alkanes is important but challenging to achieve. Herein, we
demonstrate a biphasic gas–liquid modular plasma microreactor utilizing Ar/O2 gas to …