Influence of plasma reactor structure on methanol oxidation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1558-1564

  Yao, S ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Lu, B ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Corona discharges; Methanol oxidation; Spark discharges

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FORMALDEHYDE; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PLASMAS; RESISTORS;

DC CIRCLE-TO-PLATE (CTP) REACTOR; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE (DBD) REACTORS; DISCHARGE SPACE VOLUME; POWER DENSITY;

METHANOL;

METHANOL;

EID: 19844373835     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10450     Document Type: Article

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