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Plasma-Based CO2 Conversion

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This chapter discusses the applications of plasma and plasma catalysis for CO2 conversion. After a general introduction on plasma technology and why it is interesting for CO2 conversion, we briefly explain the most common plasma reactor types used for this application. Subsequently, we present the state-of-the-art on plasma-based CO2 conversion including dry reforming of methane (CH4) (DRM) in these different types of plasma reactors. This will be followed by the state-of-the-art on plasma catalysis for CO2 conversion, including CO2 splitting, CO2 hydrogenation, DRM, and CO2 reduction with water.

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Bogaerts, A., Tu, X., Nozaki, T. (2024). Plasma-Based CO2 Conversion. In: Zhang, G., Bogaerts, A., Ye, J., Liu, Cj. (eds) Advances in CO2 Utilization. Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8822-8_10

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