Christopher Whitehead

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• 2020

  Chemical vapour deposition of graphene on copper–nickel alloys: the simulation of a thermodynamic and kinetic approach

  Al-Hilfi, S. H., Derby, B., Martin, P. A. & Whitehead, J. C., 23 Jun 2020, In: Nanoscale.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2018

  CO₂ dissociation in a packed-bed plasma reactor: effects of operating conditions

  Xu, S., Khalaf, P. I., Martin, P. A. & Whitehead, J. C., 10 Jul 2018, In: Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 27, 7, p. 075009

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• 2017

  CO₂ conversion in a non-thermal, barium titanate packed bed plasma reactor: The effect of dilution by Ar and N₂

  Xu, S., Whitehead, J. C. & Martin, P. A., 1 Nov 2017, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 327, p. 764-773 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Carbon Dioxide 100%
  • CO2 Conversion 66%
  • Dilution 44%
  • Reactor 33%
  • Purity 33%
  99 Downloads (Pure)
• 2016

  Investigation of hydrocarbon oil transformation by gliding arc discharge: comparison of batch and recirculated configurations

  Whitehead, C. & Prantsidou, M., 20 Apr 2016, In: Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 49, 15, 11 p., 154001.

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  • Chemical Reaction Product 100%
  • Product 83%
  • Liquid Phase 50%
  • Investigation 33%
  • Argon 33%
  214 Downloads (Pure)

• Plasma-catalysis: The known knowns, the known unknowns and the unknown unknowns

  Whitehead, C., 2016, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 49, 24, 243001.

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  • Catalysis 100%
  • Surface 100%
  • Plasma-Catalysis 100%
  • Gas 66%
  • Reaction Temperature 66%
  721 Downloads (Pure)
• 2015

  Plasma-catalytic dry reforming of methane in an atmospheric pressure AC gliding arc discharge

  Allah, Z. A. & Whitehead, J. C., 8 May 2015, In: Catalysis Today. 256, 1, p. 76-79 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Catalyst 100%
  • Methane 100%
  • Hydrogen 75%
  • Carbon Dioxide 75%
  • Reforming Reaction 50%
  117 Downloads (Pure)
• 2014

  Plasma dry reforming of methane in an atmospheric pressure AC gliding arc discharge: Co-generation of syngas and carbon nanomaterials

  Tu, X. & Whitehead, J. C., 15 Jun 2014, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 39, 18, p. 9658-9669 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Reforming Reaction 100%
  • Carbon 100%
  • Chemical Reaction Product 75%
  • Syngas 75%
  • Gas 50%

• Remediation of dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) using non-thermal, atmospheric pressure plasma generated in a packed-bed reactor

  Abd Allah, Z., Whitehead, J. C. & Martin, P., 7 Jan 2014, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 48, 1, p. 558-565 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Removal Efficiency 100%
  • Remediation 75%
  • Plasma 75%
  • Volatile Organic Compound 75%
  • Oxygen Concentration 50%

• The Chemistry of Gaseous Dodecane Degradation in a BaTiO3 Packed-Bed Plasma Reactor

  Prantsidou, M. & Whitehead, J. C., 2014, In: Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing. 35, 1, p. 159-172 14 p.

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• Thermal Features of Low Current Discharges and Energy Transfer to Insulation Surfaces

  Xiao, A., Rowland, S. M., Tu, X. & Whitehead, J. C., 2014, In: IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. 21, 6, p. 2466-2475 10 p.

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• 2013

  CO2 reduction to syngas and carbon nanofibres by plasma-assisted in situ decomposition of water

  Mahammadunnisa, S., Reddy, E. L., Ray, D., Subrahmanyam, C. & Whitehead, J. C., 2013, In: International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control. 16, p. 361-363 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Gas purification by nonthermal plasma: A case study of ethylene

  Aerts, R., Tu, X., Van Gaens, W., Whitehead, J. C. & Bogaerts, A., 18 Jun 2013, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 47, 12, p. 6478-6485 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carbon Dioxide 100%
  • Air 100%
  • Ethylene 75%
  • Gas 50%
  • Concentration 50%

• Plasma-assisted reduction of a NiO/Al2O3 catalyst in atmospheric pressure H-2/Ar dielectric barrier discharge

  Tu, X., Gallon, H. J. & Whitehead, J. C., 2013, In: Catalysis Today. 211, p. 120-125 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2012

  An investigation into the dominant reactions for ethylene destruction in non-thermal atmospheric plasmas

  Aerts, R., Tu, X., De Bie, C., Whitehead, J. C. & Bogaerts, A., Oct 2012, In: Plasma Processes and Polymers. 9, 10, p. 994-1000 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ethylene 100%
  • Chemical Reaction 75%
  • Procedure 50%
  • Concentration 25%
  • Nitrogen 25%

• Effects of reactor packing materials on H 2 production by CO 2 reforming of CH 4 in a dielectric barrier discharge

  Gallon, H. J., Tu, X. & Whitehead, J. C., Jan 2012, In: Plasma Processes and Polymers. 9, 1, p. 90-97 7 p.

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  • Zeolite 100%
  • Reaction Selectivity 66%
  • Selectivity 66%
  • Reactor 50%
  • Hydrocarbon 50%
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• Plasma-catalytic dry reforming of methane in an atmospheric dielectric barrier discharge: Understanding the synergistic effect at low temperature

  Tu, X. & Whitehead, J. C., 21 Aug 2012, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 125, p. 439-448 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Catalyst 100%
  • Reforming Reaction 40%
  • Dielectric Barrier Discharge 30%
  • Reactor 20%
  • Reaction Temperature 20%

• The 2012 plasma roadmap

  Samukawa, S., Hori, M., Rauf, S., Tachibana, K., Bruggeman, P., Kroesen, G., Whitehead, J. C., Murphy, A. B., Gutsol, A. F., Starikovskaia, S., Kortshagen, U., Boeuf, J. P., Sommerer, T. J., Kushner, M. J., Czarnetzki, U. & Mason, N., 27 Jun 2012, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 45, 25, 253001.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Plasma 100%
  • Technology 71%
  • Application 28%
  • Novels 28%
  • Counselling 28%
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• 2011

  Dry reforming of methane over a Ni/Al2O3 catalyst in a coaxial dielectric barrier discharge reactor

  Tu, X., Gallon, H. J., Twigg, M. V., Gorry, P. A. & Whitehead, J. C., 13 Jul 2011, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 44, 27, 274007.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Catalyst 100%
  • Carbon Dioxide 50%
  • Methane 50%
  • Catalyst Surface 16%
  • Dry Reforming 16%
  224 Downloads (Pure)

• Dynamic behavior of an atmospheric argon gliding arc plasma

  Tu, X., Gallon, H. J. & Whitehead, J. C., Nov 2011, In: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 39, 11, p. 2900-2901 1 p., 5772021.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Argon 100%
  • Electrode 100%
  • Electrodes 100%
  • Regime 50%
  • Atmospherics 50%

• Electrical and spectroscopic diagnostics of a single-stage plasma-catalysis system: Effect of packing with TiO2

  Tu, X., Gallon, H. J. & Whitehead, J. C., 7 Dec 2011, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 44, 48, 482003.

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  • Titanium Dioxide 100%
  • Catalyst 66%
  • Distribution Function 66%
  • Plasma-Catalysis 66%
  • Dielectric Barrier Discharge 66%
  21 Downloads (Pure)

• Microscope-ICCD imaging of an atmospheric pressure CH4 and CO2 dielectric barrier discharge

  Gallon, H. J., Tu, X. & Whitehead, J. C., Nov 2011, In: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 39, 11, p. 2176-2177 2 p., 5928428.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Plasma Generator 100%
  • Methane 66%
  • Wool 66%
  • Dielectric Barrier Discharge 66%
  • Quartz 66%

• Plasma-assisted methane reduction of a NiO catalyst-Low temperature activation of methane and formation of carbon nanofibres

  Gallon, H. J., Tu, X., Twigg, M. V. & Whitehead, J. C., 11 Aug 2011, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 106, 3-4, p. 616-620 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Methane 100%
  • Catalyst 33%
  • Reduction 25%
  • Reaction Temperature 16%
  • Temperature 16%
  71 Downloads (Pure)

• Transition behavior of packed-bed dielectric barrier discharge in argon

  Tu, X., Gallon, H. J. & Whitehead, J. C., Nov 2011, In: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 39, 11, p. 2172-2173 2 p., 5975247.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Surface 100%
  • Reactor 50%
  • Argon 50%
  • Behavior 50%
  • Dielectric Barrier Discharge 50%
• 2010

  Plasma catalysis: A solution for environmental problems

  Whitehead, J. C., 2010, In: Pure and Applied Chemistry. 82, 6, p. 1329-1336 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Catalyst 100%
  • Reaction Temperature 50%
  • Environmental Pollutant 50%
  • Plasma-Catalysis 50%
  • Temperature 50%
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• 2009

  Integration of simulation into pre-laboratory chemical course: Computer cluster versus WebCT

  Limniou, M., Papadopoulos, N. & Whitehead, C., Jan 2009, In: Computers & Education. 52, 1, p. 45-52 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Students 100%
  • Laboratory 77%
  • Training 66%
  • Teachers 55%
  • Learning 44%

• The effect of temperature on the plasma-catalytic destruction of propane and propene: A comparison with thermal catalysis

  Blackbeard, T., Demidyuk, V., Hill, S. L. & Whitehead, J. C., Dec 2009, In: Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing. 29, 6, p. 411-419 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Temperature 100%
  • Propane 28%
  • Propylene 28%
  • Removal 14%
  • Hydrocarbon 14%

• The role of ozone in the plasma-catalytic destruction of environmental pollutants

  Harling, A. M., Glover, D. J., Whitehead, J. C. & Zhang, K., 25 Jul 2009, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 90, 1-2, p. 157-161 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Catalyst 100%
  • Ozone 80%
  • Toluene 40%
  • Adsorption 40%
  • Cyclohexane 40%
• 2008

  Decomposition of hydrofluorocarbons in a dielectric-packed plasma reactor

  Mok, Y. S., Demidyuk, V. & Whitehead, J. C., 24 Jul 2008, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 112, 29, p. 6586-6591 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Decomposition 100%
  • Concentration 33%
  • Dielectric Material 22%
  • Reactor 22%
  • Reaction Temperature 22%

• Degradation of an azo dye Orange II using a gas phase dielectric barrier discharge reactor submerged in water

  Mok, Y. S., Jo, J. O. & Whitehead, J. C., 1 Aug 2008, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 142, 1, p. 56-64 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Dielectric Barrier Discharge 100%
  • Concentration 75%
  • Molecule 75%
  • Degradation 75%
  • Reactor 50%

• Enhancement of the destruction of propane in a low-temperature plasma by the addition of unsaturated hydrocarbons: Experiment and modeling

  Demidyuk, V., Hill, S. L. & Christopher Whitehead, J., 28 Aug 2008, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 112, 34, p. 7862-7867 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Propane 100%
  • Propene 40%
  • Propylene 40%
  • Alkene 20%
  • Reaction Temperature 20%

• Industrial scale destruction of environmental pollutants using a novel plasma reactor

  Harling, A. M., Glover, D. J., Whitehead, J. C. & Zhang, K., 20 Aug 2008, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 47, 16, p. 5856-5860 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Plasma Process 100%
  • Reactor 66%
  • Environmental Pollutant 66%
  • Concentration 33%
  • Dielectric Material 33%

• Novel method for enhancing the destruction of environmental pollutants by the combination of multiple plasma discharges

  Harling, A. M., Glover, D. J., Whitehead, J. C. & Zhang, K., 15 Jun 2008, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 42, 12, p. 4546-4550 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Volatile Organic Compound 100%
  • Reactor 66%
  • Environmental Pollutant 66%
  • Procedure 33%
  • Dielectric Material 33%

• Plasma-catalysis destruction of aromatics for environmental clean-up: Effect of temperature and configuration

  Harling, A. M., Demidyuk, V., Fischer, S. J. & Whitehead, J. C., 8 Aug 2008, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 82, 3-4, p. 180-189 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Configuration 100%
  • Toluene 83%
  • Benzene 83%
  • Plasma-Catalysis 66%
  • Reactor 50%
• 2007

  Adaptive control for NOx removal in non-thermal plasma processing

  Gorry, P. A., Whitehead, J. C. & Wu, J., 25 Jul 2007, In: Plasma Processes and Polymers. 4, 5, p. 556-562 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Process Control 100%
  • Reactor 66%
  • Time 66%
  • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy 66%
  • Algorithm 33%

• Plasma-assisted catalysis for the destruction of CFC-12 in atmospheric pressure gas streams using TiO2

  Wallis, A. E., Whitehead, J. C. & Zhang, K., Jan 2007, In: Catalysis Letters. 113, 1-2, p. 29-33 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Catalyst 100%
  • Chlorofluorocarbon 50%
  • Gas Stream 50%
  • Gas Streams 50%
  • Configuration 33%

• Plasma processing of propane at Hyper-Atmospheric pressure: Experiment and modelling

  Whitehead, C., 2007, In: Plasma Processes and Polymers. 4, 7-8, p. 710-718 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Propane 100%
  • Pressure 75%
  • Nitrogen Dioxide 75%
  • Plasma Process 75%
  • Air 50%

• Plasma Processing of Propane at Hyper-Atmsopheric Pressure: Experiemnt and Modelling

  Hill, S. L., Whitehead, J. C. & Zhang, K., 2007, In: Plasma Processes and Polymers. 4, 7-8, p. 710-718 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Temperature dependence of plasma-catalysis using a nonthermal, atmospheric pressure packed bed; the destruction of benzene and toluene

  Harling, A. M., Kim, H. H., Futamura, S. & Whitehead, J. C., 5 Apr 2007, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 111, 13, p. 5090-5095 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Toluene 100%
  • Benzene 100%
  • Reaction Temperature 83%
  • Catalyst 83%
  • Temperature 83%

• The effect of temperature on the removal of DCM using non-thermal, atmospheric-pressure plasma-assisted catalysis

  Harling, A. M., Wallis, A. E. & Whitehead, J. C., 23 May 2007, In: Plasma Processes and Polymers. 4, 4, p. 463-470 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Plasma-Catalysis 100%
  • Titanium Dioxide 75%
  • Catalysis 50%
  • Temperature 25%
  • Atmospheric Pressure 25%
• 2005

  NOx formation in the plasma treatment of halomethanes

  Harling, A. M., Whitehead, J. C. & Zhang, K., 15 Dec 2005, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 109, 49, p. 11255-11260 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Methane 100%
  • Additive 50%
  • Nitrogen Dioxide 50%
  • Gas 25%
  • Chemical Reaction 25%

• The oxidation of carbon soot in a non-thermal, atmospheric pressure plasma: Experiment and modelling

  Martin, A. R., Shawcross, J. T. & Whitehead, J. C., 31 Jul 2005, In: Journal of Advanced Oxidation Technologies. 8, 2, p. 126-132 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Plasma 100%
  • Oxidation 100%
  • Diesel Exhaust 100%
  • Oxidation Reaction 100%
  • Carbon 66%
• 2004

  A mechanism for the destruction of CFC-12 in a nonthermal, atmospheric pressure plasma

  Ricketts, C. L., Wallis, A. E., Whitehead, J. C. & Zhang, K., 7 Oct 2004, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 108, 40, p. 8341-8345 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Decomposition 100%
  • Nitrogen 66%
  • Pressure 66%
  • Purity 66%
  • Chlorofluorocarbon 66%

• Modelling of non-thermal plasma aftertreatment of exhaust gas streams

  Martin, A. R., Shawcross, J. T. & Whitehead, J. C., 7 Jan 2004, In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 37, 1, p. 42-49 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Diesel Exhaust 100%
  • Plasma Process 100%
  • Chemical Reaction Product 75%
  • Reaction Mechanism 75%
  • Procedure 50%
• 2000

  A Theoretical and Experimental Study of the HPCl Radical: The Visible Emission Spectrum.

  Bramwell, MJ., Rogers, DM., McDouall, JJW. & Whitehead, JC., 2000, In: Chemical Physics Letters. 331, p. 483-488 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Chemiluminescence from the reactions of atomic and molecular fluorine with phosophorous trichloride and tribromide

  Bramwell, M. J. & Whitehead, J. C., 2000, In: Physical Chemistry: Chemical Physics. 2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Chemistry of dichloromethane destruction in atmospheric-pressure gas streams by a dielectric packed-bed plasma reactor

  Fitzsimmons, C., Ismail, F., Whitehead, J. C. & Wilman, J. J., 29 Jun 2000, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 104, 25, p. 6032-6038 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Destruction 100%
  • Dichloromethane 85%
  • Oxygen 71%
  • Dioxygen 71%
  • Gas Streams 57%
• 1999

  Plasma-assisted synthesis of N2O5 from NO2 in air at atmospheric pressure using a dielectric pellet bed reactor

  Fitzsimmons, C. & Whitehead, J. C., 1999, In: Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 32, 10, p. 1136-1141 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 1997

  Formation of H2SO4 from SO3 and H2O, catalysed in water clusters

  Akhmatskaya, E. V., Apps, C. J., Hillier, I. H., Masters, A. J., Watt, N. E. & Whitehead, J. C., 1997, In: Chemical Communications. 7, p. 707

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Water Type 100%
  • Computer Simulation 50%
  • Molecule 50%
  • Solvent 50%

• Hydrolysis of SO3 and ClONO2 in water clusters: A combined experimental and theoretical study

  Akhmatskaya, E. V., Apps, C. J., Hillier, I. H., Masters, A. J., Palmer, I. J., Watt, N. E., Vincent, M. A. & Whitehead, J. C., 21 Aug 1997, In: Journal of the Chemical Society - Faraday Transactions. 93, 16, p. 2775-2779 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Water Type 100%
  • Molecule 66%
  • Chemical Reaction 66%
  • Hydrolysis 33%
  • Procedure 11%

• The Adsorption of Organic Molecules on Large Water Clusters

  Ahmed, M., Apps, C. J., Hughes, C., Watt, N. E. & Whitehead, J. C., 1997, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 101, p. 1250-1253 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review