Cold Plasma: Pink physics for a

greener tomorrow

10 Years of technology development

2009 2019

Helium

Basic transformers

Air

Programmable plasma

Plasma Agriculture

Sample Control

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Shoots length

[mm] 67.3 ± 4.2a 79.9 ± 3.1b,c 78.9 ± 2.5b,c 68.8 ± 2.2a 83.9 ± 0.9c 84.1 ± 1.2c 77.7 ± 5.5b

Roots length [mm]

57.3 ± 2.6a 65.4 ± 1.9b 72.6 ± 1.6d,e 74.2 ± 2.7e 68.2 ± 2.8b,c 69.9 ± 2.3c,d 75.8 ± 0.8e

Increased rates of germination

• Seed treatment• Green fertilizer• Mycotoxin degradation• Green pesticide• Food preservation• Food washing• Biomass conversion

Seed treatmentThe biological seed treatment market projected to grow from $739.3 million in 2017 to $1.25 billion by 2022

Source: Allied Market Research

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Plasma can increase drought tolerance by improving antioxidant enzyme activities, increasing osmotic-adjustment products, and reducing lipid peroxidation

Grain preservation

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MycotoxinsCosts for the agricultural industry in the United States due to mycotoxin contamination(according to the food and agricultural regulations) can reach 1,500,000,000 USD per year.

In-package cold plasma technology

Treated Untreated

UNTREATED CONTROL TOMATOES SHOW SIGNS OF SPOILAGE AT THE END OF THEIR SHELF-

LIFE, WHILE THOSE THAT WERE PLASMA-TREATED SHOW NO SIGNS OF SPOILAGE YET.

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Allergenic reduction

Lane 1: Control; Lane 2- 15min; Lane 3: 30 min; Lane 4: 45min Lane 5: 1hr

Whole Peanut

Lane 1: Control; Lane 2- 15min; Lane 3: 30 min; Lane 4: 45min Lane 5: 1hr

Defatted Peanut flour

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Pesticide removal• Fruits• Grains• Water

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Plasma activated water

Chlorpyrifos Carbaryl

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PAW lettuce washing

Plasma Activated Ice

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Reactive Nitrogen SpeciesTech fertilizer

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Tailoring Reactive Species

PAW: Soybean growth

Scale-up trials at greenhouse scale are on-going

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Biomass conversion• Coffee grounds• Brewers spent grain• Microalgae • ….• ..

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Laser-induced breakdown

spectroscopy

A type of atomic emission spectroscopy which uses a highlyenergetic laser pulse as the excitation source.

LIBS

DIT system:

Laser: Nd:YAG Wavelength: 1064 nm Energy: 0-150 mJ Rep rate: up to 5 Hz

Energy stability:

Heavy metals in fish feed, seafood

Food authenticity

Guinness as the forth state of

matter