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Selectivity Control in a Microwave Surface‐Wave Plasma Reactor for Hydrocarbon Conversion
Author(s) -
Mora Manuel,
García María Carmen,
JiménezSanchidrián Cesar,
RomeroSalguero Francisco José
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201000210
Subject(s) - hydrocarbon , selectivity , microwave , plasma , hydrogen , hexane , materials science , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , physics , catalysis , quantum mechanics , engineering
Drastic changes in the selectivity toward different products have been found in the transformation of n ‐hexane in a microwave surface‐wave plasma reactor. Either ethylene or hydrogen can be obtained with a high selectivity by selecting some reaction/plasma parameters such as applied microwave power, hydrocarbon flow rate, or feed position. These results have been related to alternative plasma‐chemical routes revealing the high versatility of surface‐wave sustained discharges for the fine control of the hydrocarbon reactivity and so opening the door to new selective plasma‐chemical processes.