Catalytic oxidative coupling of methane with a dark current in an electric field at low external temperature

International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 266-271

  Oshima, K ^a   Tanaka, K ^a   Yabe, T ^a   Tanaka, Y ^a   Sekine, Y ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catalytic reaction; Dark current; Electric field; Natural gas conversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873037785     PISSN: 18818692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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