This proceedings book contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 5th International Symposium on Plasma and Energy Conversion (ISPEC), held in Nanjing, China, on 27–29 October. 2023.
These proceedings highlight the latest research findings, technological advances, and innovative ideas in plasma and energy conversion which are critical to addressing the global energy and environmental challenges.
Oriented towards the international frontier of carbon emission reduction technologies and China's national strategic goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality, plasma and related energy conversion has been gaining attention as a promising alternative to thermal-catalysis or electro-catalysis. The proceedings discuss and exchange cutting-edge scientific innovations and technological advances in fields such as the basic process of discharge plasmas, plasma-assisted synthesis of chemicals and fuels, plasma-controlled environmental pollution, plasma-assisted preparation and treatment of catalysts and function materials, plasma-interface interactions, plasma modelling and simulation technology, and high-voltage measurement and instrumentation, which show great industrial potentials in conversion and utilization of greenhouse gases (e.g. CO2 and CH4), nitrogen fixation, plasma deposition and chemical synthesis, environmental clean-up (e.g. gas cleaning and wastewater treatment), as well as the development of the corresponding plasma devices and driving power supplies.
This collection of papers presents the main contributions of plasma and energy conversion in the form of separate chapters, including cutting-edge studies on conversion technology, synthesis and treatment technology, complex mechanism simulation and modelling, as well as in-situ detection and diagnosis.
These proceedings are suitable for researchers engaged in fields like plasma chemistry, plasma-catalysis, discharge diagnosis and modelling, chemical modelling, and high-voltage applications.
Zhi Fang was born in Heilongjiang Province, China. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, in 1999, 2002, and 2005, respectively. He is currently Professor at Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China. He was Visiting Scholar with A. J. Drexel Plasma Institute (USA) from 2011 to 2012, University of Liverpool (UK) in 2016 and Queensland University of Technology (Australia) from 2017–2018. His current research interests include atmospheric pressure gas discharge plasmas, high-voltage insulation, and their applications. Prof. Fang has published more than 150 peer-reviewed journal papers and has been authorized for 35 Chinese invention patents. He is IEEE Senior Member, Member of IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS), the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society and the IEEE Power and Energy Society, and Senior Member of the China Electrotechnical Society. He is also Chair of IEEE NPSS Nanjing Section Chapter.
Cheng Zhang was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, in 1982. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Graduate University, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, in 2011. Since 2011, he has been with the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he became Professor in 2022. From 2015 to 2016, he was Visiting Scholar with the Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. His current research interests include gas discharge and non-thermal applications. Dr. Zhang has published 100 peer-reviewed journal publications and authorized more than 20 Chinese parents. He has delivered 12 plenary/invited presentations in international conferences. He is IET Fellow, IEEE Senior Member, Member of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and the IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society. He also serves as Broad Member and Associate Editor for 7 journals.
Danhua Mei was born in Qidong, Jiangsu, China, in 1985. He received double Ph.D. degrees in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, and in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the University of Liverpool, UK, in 2016. He worked as a postdoctoral researcher between June 2017 and August 2018. Since September 2018, he has been working at the College of Electrical Engineering and Control Science, Nanjing Tech University, China, and became Professor in 2023. His current research interests include gas discharge plasmas and their applications. He has published 50 peer-reviewed journal papers and has been authorized for 11 Chinese invention patents. He has delivered 13 invited presentations in international and national conferences. He is Member of the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, the IEEE Power and Energy Society, and the IEEE NPSS Nanjing Section Chapter, and Senior Member of China Electrotechnical Society.
Shuai Zhang was born in Anyang, Henan, China, in 1988. He received the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in plasma physics from the Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China, in 2012 and 2016. He is currently Associate Researcher at the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His current research interests focus on nanosecond pulsed discharge, non-thermal plasma, and plasma diagnosis, plasma chemistry. He is Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences, lEEE Senior Member, Member of the lEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society, and Senior Member of China Electrotechnical Society.
