In situ Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) study of nonthermal-plasma- assisted methane oxidative conversion

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3486-3496

  Nair, S A ^a,b   Nozaki, Tomohiro ^a   Okazaki, Ken ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOCIATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS GAS;

METHANE CONVERSION; PLASMA-ASSISTED RADICAL PROCESSING; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

METHANE;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISSOCIATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; METHANE; SYNTHESIS GAS;

EID: 34250021352     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0606688     Document Type: Article

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