Combined computational-experimental study on plasma and plasma catalysis for N2 fixation

Promovendus/a: Hamid Ahmadi Eshtehardi

Promotor(en): Annemie Bogaerts, Marie-Paule Delplancke

Despite the recent increasing interest in plasma technology for nitrogen fixation purposes, industrialization of this technology faces several challenges, including challenges of plasma catalysis for selective production of chemicals, the high energy cost of plasma-based nitrogen fixation compared to current industrial processes, and the design and development of scaled-up and energy-efficient plasma reactors for industrial purposes. In the framework of this thesis, we have tried to tackle these challenges and add to the state-of-the-art in plasma-based nitrogen fixation using a combination of experimental and modelling work.