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Production of synthesis gas by conversion of methane in a steam-carbon dioxide plasma

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Experimental setup and results of methane conversion in a steam-carbon dioxide plasma are briefly described. Mass-flow rate of CH4 was varied from 2.5 to 3.7 g/s while mass-flow rates of H2O of ∼3 g/s and CO2 of ∼3 g/s were maintained constant. The energy consumption was 29–42 MJ per 1 kg of CH4. The H2/CO ratio in the produced synthesis gas was 2.2–2.4. The conversion rate of CH4 was 90.8–99.8%. The content of H2 and CO in the synthesis gas was ∼95%.

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  1. Institute for Electrophysics and Electric Power, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, 191186, Russia

    Ph. G. Rutberg, A. N. Bratsev, V. A. Kuznetsov, G. V. Nakonechnyi, A. V. Nikonov, V. E. Popov, S. D. Popov, E. O. Serba, D. I. Subbotin & A. V. Surov

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Original Russian Text © Ph.G. Rutberg, A.N. Bratsev, V.A. Kuznetsov, G.V. Nakonechnyi, A.V. Nikonov, V.E. Popov, S.D. Popov, E.O. Serba, D.I. Subbotin, A.V. Surov, 2014, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2014, Vol. 40, No. 17, pp. 1–10.

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Rutberg, P.G., Bratsev, A.N., Kuznetsov, V.A. et al. Production of synthesis gas by conversion of methane in a steam-carbon dioxide plasma. Tech. Phys. Lett. 40, 725–729 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063785014090132

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