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The Quest for Value‐Added Products from Carbon Dioxide and Water in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge: A Chemical Kinetics Study
Author(s) -
Snoeckx Ramses,
Ozkan Alp,
Reniers Francois,
Bogaerts Annemie
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201601234
Subject(s) - syngas , carbon dioxide , chemistry , carbon fibers , dielectric barrier discharge , kinetics , chemical engineering , process engineering , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , engineering , electrode , quantum mechanics , composite number , composite material
Recycling of carbon dioxide by its conversion into value‐added products has gained significant interest owing to the role it can play for use in an anthropogenic carbon cycle. The combined conversion with H 2 O could even mimic the natural photosynthesis process. An interesting gas conversion technique currently being considered in the field of CO 2 conversion is plasma technology. To investigate whether it is also promising for this combined conversion, we performed a series of experiments and developed a chemical kinetics plasma chemistry model for a deeper understanding of the process. The main products formed were the syngas components CO and H 2 , as well as O 2 and H 2 O 2 , whereas methanol formation was only observed in the parts‐per‐billion to parts‐per‐million range. The syngas ratio, on the other hand, could easily be controlled by varying both the water content and/or energy input. On the basis of the model, which was validated with experimental results, a chemical kinetics analysis was performed, which allowed the construction and investigation of the different pathways leading to the observed experimental results and which helped to clarify these results. This approach allowed us to evaluate this technology on the basis of its underlying chemistry and to propose solutions on how to further improve the formation of value‐added products by using plasma technology.