Volume 22, Issue 3 2400197
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Facilitating CO2–CH4 Reforming Into Syngas and Useful Chemicals by Water-Cooled Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma: Effect of Discharge Power, Gas Mixing, and Mechanism Insight

Tian Chang

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Tian Chang

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China

State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China

State Key Laboratory of High-efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China

Correspondence: Tian Chang ([email protected])

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Xuanchen Chang

Xuanchen Chang

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China

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Abdelkader Labidi

Abdelkader Labidi

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China

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Chuanlong Ma

Chuanlong Ma

Research Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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Zuotong Zhao

Zuotong Zhao

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China

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Zerong Jiang

Zerong Jiang

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China

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Zhao Yang

Zhao Yang

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China

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Hongfang Sun

Hongfang Sun

Xi ‘an Water Treatment Co., LTD, Xi ‘an, China

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Yuqin Wang

Yuqin Wang

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China

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Chuanyi Wang

Chuanyi Wang

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, China

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First published: 03 December 2024
Citations: 3

ABSTRACT

CO2 reforming of CH4 to syngas (H2 and CO) has emerged as one of the attractive options for mitigating carbon emissions. Here, a water-cooled dielectric barrier discharge plasma reactor has been constructed for CO2–CH4 reforming to produce syngas and value-added chemicals. The effects of the main parameters (i.e., discharge power, CH4/CO2 molar ratio, and gas flow rate) on CO2–CH4 reforming were investigated. The highest conversion rate of CH4 and CO2 was found to be 40.57% and 27.15%, respectively, with CO and H2 selectivity of 56.07% and 43.71%, respectively. The total energy efficiency achieved was 0.28 mmol/kJ. C2H6 was found to be the main hydrocarbon product. Lastly, the mechanism of CO2–CH4 reforming was proposed in terms of the active species and products.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The authors have nothing to report.

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