Rotating gliding arc assisted methane decomposition in nitrogen for hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 12620-12635

  Zhang, Hao ^a   Du, Changming ^b   Wu, Angjian ^a   Bo, Zheng ^a   Yan, Jianhua ^a   Li, Xiaodong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Methane decomposition; Optical emission spectroscopy; Rotating gliding arc; Warm plasma

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRIC ARCS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY;

DISCHARGE REACTORS; GLIDING ARC; METHANE DECOMPOSITION; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIES (OES); REACTION MECHANISM; ROTATIONAL TEMPERATURE; V-I CHARACTERISTIC; WARM PLASMAS;

METHANE;

EID: 84905246357     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.06.047     Document Type: Article

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