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Priyanti I, Wongsawaeng D, Ngaosuwan K, Kiatkittipong W, Hosemann P, Assabumrungrat S. Corona discharge plasma for green de-inking of inkjet printer ink. Sci Rep 2024; 14:13035. [PMID: 38844802 PMCID: PMC11156896 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63683-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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This work features a new corona discharge plasma technology for de-inking yellow, blue, and red colors on various papers. This work was developed to minimize the chemical and environmental impacts of de-inking processes. A nonchemical contribution, operating at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, reduces the environmental impact of the process. The deinkability factor (DEMLab) values for all papers are determined with the optimal assessment results provided by a 36-mm variation gap at 2-min (blue) and 10-min (yellow and red) plasma exposure times, followed by applied voltages of 20 kV (yellow), 16 kV (blue), and 20 kV (red). The corona discharge plasma led to 48.58% (yellow printed paper), 64.11% (blue printed paper), and 41.11% (red printed paper) deinkability without altering the physical properties of the paper itself. The change in the tensile strength for the plasma-exposed paper was relatively little, less than 10%, compared to that of common recycling. The tensile strength of the untreated white paper was 5065 ± 487.44 N/mm2, and that of the plasma-treated printed paper was 4593 ± 248.47 N/mm2. It appears that there is little impact on the physicochemical properties of paper induced by the corona plasma treatment during the de-inking process.
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- Ika Priyanti
- Research Unit on Plasma Technology for High-Performance Materials Development, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Research Unit on Plasma Technology for High-Performance Materials Development, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phayathai Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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- Division of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Bangkok, 10120, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, 94720, USA
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- Center of Excellence in Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Bio-Circular-Green-Economy Technology and Engineering Center (BCGeTEC), Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Moszczyńska J, Liu X, Wiśniewski M. Green Hydrogen Production through Ammonia Decomposition Using Non-Thermal Plasma. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14397. [PMID: 37762700 PMCID: PMC10531932 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Liquid hydrogen carriers will soon play a significant role in transporting energy. The key factors that are considered when assessing the applicability of ammonia cracking in large-scale projects are as follows: high energy density, easy storage and distribution, the simplicity of the overall process, and a low or zero-carbon footprint. Thermal systems used for recovering H2 from ammonia require a reaction unit and catalyst that operates at a high temperature (550-800 °C) for the complete conversion of ammonia, which has a negative effect on the economics of the process. A non-thermal plasma (NTP) solution is the answer to this problem. Ammonia becomes a reliable hydrogen carrier and, in combination with NTP, offers the high conversion of the dehydrogenation process at a relatively low temperature so that zero-carbon pure hydrogen can be transported over long distances. This paper provides a critical overview of ammonia decomposition systems that focus on non-thermal methods, especially under plasma conditions. The review shows that the process has various positive aspects and is an innovative process that has only been reported to a limited extent.
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- Julia Moszczyńska
- Department of Materials Chemistry, Adsorption and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
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- Institute for Catalysis and Energy Solutions, University of South Africa, Private Bag X6, Florida 1710, South Africa;
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Adsorption and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, Poland;
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Taghvaei H, Rahimpour MR, Bruggeman P. Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of anisole over nickel supported on plasma treated alumina–silica mixed oxides. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra02594g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of anisole, a representative of lignin-derived bio oil, was investigated on plasma treated SiO2–Al2O3 supported Ni nanocatalyst at low hydrogen pressure.
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- Hamed Taghvaei
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Shiraz University
- Shiraz 71345
- Iran
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Shiraz University
- Shiraz 71345
- Iran
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- College of Science and Engineering
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- USA
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