Carbon blacks produced by thermal plasma: The influence of the reactor geometry on the product morphology

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-279

  Pristavita, Ramona ^a   Mendoza Gonzalez, Norma Yadira ^a   Meunier, Jean Luc ^a   Berk, Dimitrios ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Carbon nano flakes; ICP torch; PEM fuel cell catalyst; Reactor geometry; Thermal plasma

Indexed keywords

CONICAL GEOMETRY; CYLINDRICAL SHAPES; GRAPHITIC PLANES; INDUCTIVELY-COUPLED; NANO POWDERS; NONUNIFORM; PARTICLES SIZES; PEM FUEL CELL; PLASMA DECOMPOSITION; POWDER MORPHOLOGY; PRODUCT MORPHOLOGY; REACTOR GEOMETRIES; REACTOR GEOMETRY; RECIRCULATIONS; SHAPE AND SIZE; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; THERMAL PLASMA; TORCH SYSTEM; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

CARBON BLACK; CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; METHANE; MORPHOLOGY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 77953621525     PISSN: 02724324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11090-010-9218-7     Document Type: Article

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