Nonthermal plasma approach in direct methanol synthesis from CH4

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 940-944

  Okumoto, Mamoru ^a   Rajanikanth, B S ^b   Katsura, Shinji ^b   Mizuno, Akira ^b  

^a TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Combined effect of plasma and catalyst; Direct methanol synthesis; Nonthermal plasma; Plasma chemical reaction

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTRIC CORONA; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRODES; METHANE; METHANOL; PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

BARBED PLATE REACTOR; DIRECT METHANOL SYNTHESIS; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; HELICAL WIRE REACTOR; METAL TUBULAR REACTOR; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PULSED DISCHARGE PLASMA; STRAIGHT WIRE REACTOR;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 0032162756     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.720433     Document Type: Article

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