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. 
         



 






Page updated  by   01.11.2010


Yukihiro Kusano
Senior Scientist
Plasma Physics and Technology Programme (PLF)
Dir tel+45 


Frank Leipold
Physicist / Commercial Pilot
Plasma Physics and Technology Programme (PLF)
Dir tel+45 46774563