On design of plasma jet reactor for non-oxidative methane conversion

Giulia De Felice; Sirui Li; Fausto Gallucci; Nima Pourali; Evgeny Rebrov

doi:10.1039/D2RE00536K

On design of plasma jet reactor for non-oxidative methane conversion

Giulia De Felice
, Sirui Li (Corresponding author)
, Fausto Gallucci
, Nima Pourali
, Evgeny Rebrov

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Abstract

Non-oxidative methane coupling in an atmospheric pressure plasma jet reactor with an internal diameter of 3.0 mm has been studied. The jet reactor consisted of a quartz tube surrounded by a copper ring and a stainless-steel tube, which were separated by a variable distance. The stainless-steel tube (inner diameter: 1.0 mm, outer diameter: 1.5 mm) served as high voltage electrode and gas inlet. The jet characteristics with different tip angles of the high voltage electrode were investigated using voltage-current waveforms and gas analysis at a constant methane flow rate of 100 ml min⁻¹. The effect of the length of the ground electrode and the gap between the electrodes on conversion, C₂ selectivity and energy efficiency has been studied. The methane conversion was nearly tripled with a sharp angle of the electrode (15°), while the energy consumption was reduced from 150 to 55 kJ mol_{C₂H_y}⁻¹. The carbon deposition was also reduced.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1125-1133
Number of pages	9
Journal	Reaction Chemistry and Engineering
Volume	8
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RE00536K
Publication status	Published - 21 Feb 2023

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The authors acknowledge support from the ERC Synergy Grant “Surface-Confined fast modulated plasma for process, energy intensification” (SCOPE) from the European Commission with the Grant No. 810182, and Eindhoven Institute for Renewable Energy Systems (EIRES).

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European Commission	810182
European Union's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme

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