Carbon dioxide reforming of methane in a dc glow discharge at atmospheric pressure

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A DC discharge in a mixture of CO2 and CH4 at atmospheric pressure was studied at different ratios of CO2 and CH4 at the input and different polarities of the applied voltage. It was shown that when the cathode is located in the region of gas supply to the discharge at a gas flow rate ratio at the input of CO2/CH4 = 1, sparking of the discharge is observed in the discharge, which is associated with the intense formation of a solid phase from carbon-containing particles. The degree of decomposition of CH4 is about 95%, and the degree of decomposition of CO2 is within 85–95% and decreases with increasing concentration of CO2 in the mixture. The ratio of concentrations of H2 and CO at the discharge output can be controlled by the ratio of consumption of CO2 and CH4 at the discharge input.

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T. S. Batukaev

Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis of the RAS

Email: lebedev@ips.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

Yu. A. Lebedev

Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis of the RAS

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Email: lebedev@ips.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow

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2. Fig. 1. Oscillograms of voltage and current in the discharge at M = 1 in cases where the cathode is located in the upper part of the discharge opposite to the gas input (a) and in the lower part of the discharge near the gas input (b).

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3. Fig. 2. The H2 content in the sample and the volumetric rate of its formation in the discharge when the cathode is located opposite to the gas input (a) and coinciding with the gas input (b). The numbers near the straight lines correspond to the values of M = CO2/CH4.

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4. Fig. 3. The CO content in the sample and the volumetric rate of its formation in the discharge when the cathode is located opposite to the gas input (a) and coinciding with the gas input (b). The numbers near the straight lines correspond to the values of M = CO2/CH4.

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5. Fig. 4. The degrees of decomposition of CH4 and CO2 in the discharge when the cathode is located opposite to the gas input (a) and coinciding with the gas input (b). The numbers near the lines correspond to the values of M = CO2/CH4.

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