Industrial Plasma Processing

Members / Contacts

Yukihiro Kusano, Senior scientist, yuki@risoe.dtu.dk, +45 4677 4571
Frank Leipold, Senior scientist, leip@risoe.dtu.dk, +45 4677 4563
Vikram Singh, Postdoc
Joanna Drews, Postdoc

Research expertise

Design, development and characterization of plasma sources (dielectric barrier discharge, gliding arc, micro-discharges)
Adhesion improvement
Ozone production
Thin film deposition
Carbon coating
NOx reduction by means of plasmas
Tribology
Plasma sterilization and bio-inactivation
Plasma diagnostics

Facilities

Gliding arc discharge
Dielectric barrier discharge
Cold plasma torch
Ultra sound assisted plasma
Inductively coupled plasma reactor

Diagnostics

Optical emission spectroscopy
FTIR spectroscopy
Contact angle measurement
Gas detection

Current research projects

Improvement of Adhesion
Ultra sound enhanced plasma processing
Plasma assisted pretreatment of wheat straw for bio-ethanol production
Triboplasma
Sterilisation of objects in closed containers

Gliding arc, used for modification
of surfaces

Accomplished Projects

NOx reduction in the exhaust gas of a gas power plant
Preventing fruits from rotting during transportation using plasmas
Sterilization of rotating cutting tools during operation

Collaborations

FORCE Technology, Denmark
SDU, Denmark
Danish Meat Research Institute
Department of Biosystems, Risø DTU
Copenhagen University

Current projects

Improvement of Adhesion
Ultra sound enhanced plasma processing
Plasma assisted pretreatment of wheat straw for bio-ethanol production
Triboplasma
Sterilisation of objects in closed containers

Cold plasma torch, used for modification of surfaces

Generation of plasma inside a plastic bag by means of a
dielectric barrier discharge for the purpose of decontamination
of objects inside the bag.

Siden er opdateret af 01.11.2010

Yukihiro Kusano
Seniorforsker
Program for Plasmafysik og -teknologi (PLF)
Dir tel

Frank Leipold
Seniorforsker
Program for Plasmafysik og -teknologi (PLF)
Dir tel 46774563