Title

Non-Thermal Plasma Assisted Decomposition Of Light Hydrocarbons To Hydrogen-Rich Gas And Carbon

Abstract

Non-thermal plasma was employed to decompose pure CH4, pipeline NG, and commercial propane to H2 and C at near ambient conditions. Electronically-excited CH4 molecules played a major role in non-thermal plasma assisted conversion of CH4 to H2 and C. The main products of plasma-assisted NG decomposition were H2 and carbon, along with smaller amounts of C2+ hydrocarbons. During plasma decomposition of NG, H2 concentration in the fluent gas reached 40-50 vol %. Advantageously, the process was not affected by sulfur impurities, which would allow utilizing commercial sulfurous hydrocarbon feedstocks without an expensive pre-treatment stage. After the gas purification stage, the H2-rich gas can be used as a fuel in a PEM fuel cell. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the AiChE Spring National Meeting & 5th Global Congress on Process Safety (Tampa, FL 4/26-30/2009).

Publication Date

12-1-2008

Publication Title

Conference Proceedings - 2009 AIChE Spring National Meeting and 5th Global Congress on Process Safety

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

78049308538 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/78049308538

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