Plasma enhanced C1-chemistry: towards greener methane conversion

Direct conversion of methane to methanol is considered as a promising next-generation green technology, because it would eliminate energy intense, high temperature syngas production. Before 2000, various catalysts and thermochemical reaction systems were investigated towards converting direct methane to methanol; however, one-pass yield of methanol was <5%. More recently, bioreaction and photochemical synthesis have attracted keen attention, because these processes use renewable solar energy. However, the yield and productivity are still the main issues. This paper presents a low temperature (<600 K), direct conversion of methane to methanol/syngas via non-thermal plasma technology, which enables one-pass liquid yield of 20% (sum of CH3OH, HCHO and HCOOH), with selectivity between 40 and 60%. First, it emphasizes the impact of plasma catalysis in the future sustainable energy system. Second, the principle of micro-channel plasma chemical reactor is presented, then experimental results are overviewed based on our work. Finally, concluding remarks are provided..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

De Gruyter ; 2012

Reproduktion:

Walter de Gruyter Online Zeitschriften

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1

Enthalten in:

Green processing & synthesis - 1(2012), 6 vom: 29. Nov., Seite 517-523

Beteiligte Personen:

Nozaki, Tomohiro [VerfasserIn]
Okazaki, Ken [VerfasserIn]

Links:

doi.org [Deutschlandweit zugänglich]

Themen:

C1-chemistry
Microchemical reactor
Nonthermal plasma
Plasma catalysis
Process intensification

Umfang:

7

doi:

10.1515/gps-2012-0074

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLEJ246905239