Total Oxidation under Plasma Activation Conditions

Total Oxidation under Plasma Activation Conditions 

However, the nonthermal plasma has a main drawback. Plasma reactions are rather nonselective and during the total oxidation this leads to the formation of undesired reaction by-products as well. A solution to this problem is the combination of plasma and heterogeneous catalysis. In this way, the high efficiency of nonthermal activation provided by plasma combined with the high selectivity offered by catalysis can lead to a synergetic effect [62]. 

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Total Oxidation under Plasma Activation Conditions in Gas... 

ESR measurements have been used to determine levels of transferrin in human plasma samples (Pocklington et al, 1977). An ESR study of the oxidation rates of iron transferrin by ceruloplasmin in the presence of ferrous ions shows that under normal conditions the transferrin appears to be able to deal readily with iron turnover (Foster et al, 1977). Since there is considerably more transferrin than ceruloplasmin in plasmas, on a competitive basis the oxidase activity of transferrin will be greater than that due to ceruloplasmin, except in cases where the total iron-binding capacity of the blood is saturated with iron. 

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