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Interaction of a Pulsed Nanosecond Discharge in Air in Contact with a Suspension of Crystalline Nanocellulose (CNC)

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Plasma-liquid interactions constitute a highly active research field in terms of both fundamentals and applications. In this study, we investigate the interactions between pulsed nanosecond discharges generated in air in contact with a suspension of crystalline nanocellulose (CNC). The evolution of discharge characteristics as a function of plasma processing time is analyzed using current-voltage characteristics, optical imaging, and optical emission spectroscopy. After a certain treatment time, the discharge transits from streamer to spark-like emission. The transition moment depends on both, voltage magnitude and polarity. Furthermore, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy reveals that plasma processing modifies the contents of amorphous and crystalline structures in CNC. Such modification is also dependent on voltage magnitude and polarity, as well as on the plasma treatment time.

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This work was financially supported by the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), PRIMA-Québec, Plasmionique Inc., and FPInnovations. Research infrastructures were funded by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation.

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    Ahmad Hamdan, Tian Cheng Liu, Jacopo Profili, Mariam El Rachidi & Luc Stafford

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AH wrote the main manuscript text and prepared the Figures. TCL did the experiments under the supervision of AH and LS. JP contributed to the experimental design. MER and LS contributed to the writing and revision of the manuscript. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Hamdan, A., Liu, T.C., Profili, J. et al. Interaction of a Pulsed Nanosecond Discharge in Air in Contact with a Suspension of Crystalline Nanocellulose (CNC). Plasma Chem Plasma Process 43, 849–865 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-023-10335-w

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