Preliminary studies on formation of carbonaceous products by pulsed spark discharges in liquid hydrocarbons

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 66, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 574-577

  Malik, Muhammad Arif ^a   Ahmed, Maqsood ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Carbon nano particles; Carbonaceous products; Fuel reforming; Non equilibrium plasma; Scanning electron microscopy; Spark discharges in liquids

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FORMING; FULLERENES; HYDROCARBONS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOLUENE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBON NANO-PARTICLES; CARBONACEOUS PRODUCTS; FUEL REFORMING; NON-EQUILIBRIUM PLASMA; SPARK DISCHARGES IN LIQUIDS;

ELECTRON TUBES;

EID: 55949108103     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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