Highly efficient conversion of methane using microsecond and nanosecond pulsed spark discharges

TL;DR: In this paper, a post plasma-assisted catalysis for toluene degradation using nanosecond pulsed multistage sliding dielectric barrier discharge (multi-SLDBD) plasma over a series of CoOx-CeO2 catalysts has been studied at atmospheric pressure and ambient temperature.

TL;DR: In this paper, a nanosecond pulsed dielectric barrier discharge plasma at a total gas flow rate of 50 sccm was converted to syngas (i.e., H2 and CO) in a dry reforming process.

TL;DR: A review of the research progress in the field of plasma-assisted nitrogen fixation achieved in the past five years is presented in this paper, where both the production of NOx and the synthesis of ammonia are included, and discussion on plasma reactors, operation parameters and plasma-catalysts are given.

TL;DR: A series of bi-metallic layered double hydroxide derived materials, containing a fixed amount of Ni promoted with various amounts of Fe were obtained by co-precipitation as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The BOLSIG+ solver as mentioned in this paper provides steady-state solutions of the BE for electrons in a uniform electric field, using the classical two-term expansion, and is able to account for different growth models, quasi-stationary and oscillating fields, electron-neutral collisions and electron-electron collisions.

TL;DR: An overview of atmospheric plasma sources and their applications can be found in this paper, where the authors introduce the main scientific background concerning plasmas as well as the different atmospheric pressure plasma sources (description, working principle) and the various applications of the atmospheric plasma technologies, mainly in the field of surface treatments.

TL;DR: It is reported that single iron sites embedded in a silica matrix enable direct, nonoxidative conversion of methane, exclusively to ethylene and aromatics, representing an atom-economical transformation process of methane.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the development of metal or carbonaceous catalysts for enhanced methane conversion and on the improvement of long-term catalyst stability is presented, where the roles played by various parameters, such as temperature and flow rate, on the rate of hydrogen production and the characteristics of the carbon produced.