Non-thermal plasmas are an emerging form of energy input to drive catalytic transformations. Non-thermal plasmas are characterized by a non-equilibrium distribution of energy within the plasma phase, and in principle this non-equilibrium distribution can be harnessed to effect chemical transformations at distinct conditions. The design criteria for catalysts to be coupled to plasmas are different from thermal catalysts. Here we discuss a basic theory of plasma catalysis and its implications for catalytic materials design, along with summarizing experimental results that align with this theory.

Materials design for plasma catalytic transformations

2019 Fall National Meeting

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