Characteristics of plasma generation in air

Summary form only given, as follows. Summary form only given. Recently many efforts to obtain atmospheric pressure plasmas in a number of industrial applications. In this paper, several methods of plasma generation under atmospheric pressure are investigated. Experiments and comparisons of methods using a large area metal plate, fine-wire, and multi-pins as electrodes are carried out. Applications of the above methods are mainly used for treatment of toxic gases and volatile organic compounds in environmental areas.