Combustion Science and Technology, Vol.133, No.1-3, 49-63, 1998
Non-thermal plasma applications at very low temperature
Application of non-thermal plasma for gas cleaning is gaining prominence in the recent years. Normally, the gas treatment was carried but at or above room temperature, by the dry type plasma reactor. However, this treatment is still inadequate in the removal of certain stable gases present in the flue gas mixture. We propose the non-thermal plasma process at very low temperature, and report here some interesting results of treatment of NO or N2O with pulsed plasma below -100 degrees C ambient temperature. Direct methanol synthesis from CH4 and CO2 at very low temperature is also reported. A comparative analysis of the various tests are presented together with a note on the energy consideration.
Keywords:non-thermal plasma;pulsed discharge;gas cleaning;nitric oxide;nitrous oxide;methanol synthesis