Issue 8, 2014

Nonthermal plasma assisted co-processing of CH4 and N2O for methanol production

Abstract

Oxidation of CH4 with N2O into value added products like methanol, formaldehyde etc., was attempted in a nonthermal plasma reactor operated under ambient conditions. Typical results highlight the potential of plasma during the direct decomposition of N2O into N2 and nascent oxygen that converts CH4 into methanol, formaldehyde, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide with desired methanol selectivity ∼28%. It was observed that the high CH4/N2O ratios favor the formation of methanol.

Graphical abstract: Nonthermal plasma assisted co-processing of CH4 and N2O for methanol production

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Sep 2013
Accepted
09 Dec 2013
First published
09 Dec 2013

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 4034-4036

Nonthermal plasma assisted co-processing of CH4 and N2O for methanol production

S. Mahammadunnisa, P. Manoj Kumar Reddy and C. Subrahmanyam, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 4034 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA45103H

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