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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd A dielectric barrier discharge reactor was used to convert toluene (tar analogue) into methane (>90%). This study showed that wall temperature and plasma power played key roles on the product distribution. At ambient conditions, solid formation was observed inside the reactor at all tested powers (50–85 W). The maximum selectivity to lower hydrocarbon (C 1 -C 6 ) was 63% at 85 W. However, complete conversion of the toluene to lower hydrocarbons was seen at power (75 W), when the surrounding temperature raised to 200 °C. Significant increase in selectivity also observed at 50 W, where selectivity increased from 35% to 84%, at 200 °C. The selectivity to various lower hydrocarbons was strongly dependent upon power. Methane showed maximum selectivity >90% at 85 W and 200 °C, whereas at 50 W the other hydrocarbons >C 1 were >40% along with methane. The selectivity of C 2 -C 6 started to decrease when increasing power due to increased cracking into methane.
Author(s): Saleem F, Harvey A, Zhang K
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Fuel
Year: 2019
Volume: 248
Pages: 258-261
Print publication date: 15/07/2019
Online publication date: 01/04/2019
Acceptance date: 28/02/2019
Date deposited: 13/05/2019
ISSN (print): 0016-2361
ISSN (electronic): 1873-7153
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.02.137
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2019.02.137
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