Abstract deadline 25. Juli 2025

Poster Submission: 31. Januar 2025

Registration: 15.01.2025

Abstract: 30.01.2025

Plasma Technology has a large potential to support catalytic processes in two respects. Firstly, plasmas enable chemical processes with high activation energies and can be used for the conversion of gases or the modification of liquids. The inclusion of catalytic surfaces in such plasma-chemical processes can enhance their selectivity and/or efficiency. Secondly, plasma surface engineering makes the deposition and tailoring of dedicated catalytic layers possible. To bring plasma and catalyst together, we have to learn more about the correlation between basic mechanisms of plasma-surface interaction, their interplay and to explore the possibilities of new materials.

This international workshop aims to present the fundamentals of plasma and catalysis technology, in connection with emerging applications, such as gas cleaning, CO2 conversion, plasma pyrolysis, nitrogen fixation and other chemical synthesis. Plasma processes for catalyst preparation will be the second topic. Thus, the workshop is addressed to catalysis and plasma experts, material specialists, process engineers, machine and component engineers, as well as decision-makers of the technology fields. Companies are encouraged to present their technical solutions in a digital conference booklet. PhD and postdoc researchers are encouraged to present their work as poster presentations.

Plasma technologies for surface modification and layer deposition are industrially established and many products in semiconductor technology, the automotive industry, medical technology, etc. are no longer conceivable today without technological plasma processes.

Specific process control is essential to ensure process reliability when using plasma technology. Continuous further development of the relevant diagnostics is required to optimize and ultimately reduce the costs of production processes.

The workshop “Stable Control and efficient design of industrial plasma processes with plasma diagnostics” is dedicated to this topic. Renowned experts from research institutions will be presented basic insights as well as new innovative aspects for a stable process control. While Industrial partners will be demonstrated the implementation of well established tools by some impressive examples. Simple methods that are well suited for industrial use will also be presented. But also very specialized diagnostic procedures and new possibilities by using artificial intelligence will be addressed.