Combination of non-thermal plasma and heterogeneous catalysis for methane and hexadecane co-cracking: Effect of voltage and catalyst configuration

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 219, Issue , 2013, Pages 245-253

  Rahimpour, M R ^a,b   Jahanmiri, A ^a   Mohamadzadeh Shirazi, M ^a   Hooshmand, N ^a   Taghvaei, H ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalyst deactivation; Co cracking; Hydrogen production; Plasma catalysis configuration; Pulsed plasma

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CO-CRACKING; CRACKING PROCESS; CRACKING PRODUCTS; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE PLASMAS; GASEOUS HYDROCARBON; HEXADECANE; MOLE PERCENT; N-HEXADECANE; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PLASMA-CATALYSIS CONFIGURATION; PLASMA-CATALYST; POST-PLASMA; PROCESS ENERGY EFFICIENCY; PROCESS VARIABLES; PRODUCT COMPOSITION; PRODUCTION RATES; PULSED PLASMA;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYSTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PACKED BEDS; PARAFFINS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS;

CATALYTIC CRACKING;

INSECTIVORA;

EID: 84873262817     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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