Abstract:With the aid of a multi-instrument data set gathered by the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) during ten selected periods, we make detailed calculations of the CO2+ Ultraviolet Doublet (UVD) emission brightness profiles which are then compared to the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrometer limb observations. Our calculations confirm that the photoionization of atmospheric CO2 is the predominant process driving CO2+ UVD emission at high altitudes, whereas the photoelectron impact ionization of CO2 becomes… Show more
This work describes the use of CO2 plasma
as an active
directing agent toward high-density polyethylene (HDPE) decomposition
to synthetic fuels. We present for the first time the possibility
of taking advantage of the electric field when using perovskites,
a material responsive to such types of electrical inducement. Perovskites
are observed to provide control of the reactive species by increasing
the adsorption of the plasma-polarized CO2 due to their
polar crystallographic unit cell that can generate an electric polarization
modulated by the external electric field. Moreover, the plasma exposure
charges the perovskite surface, and the accumulation of electrons
promotes the generation of oxygen vacancies and thus a high conversion
of CO2. The perovskite then leads to an improved intensity
of the plasma-generated species prone to initiating HDPE decomposition
such as O atoms and CO. This plasma-generated initiator directs random
scissions, resulting in condensates that have the potential to be
used as synthetic fuels as our product stream contains C5–C11 hydrocarbons similar to naphtha, which can
be blended into gasoline; C9–C20 hydrocarbons
with higher cetane numbers, similar to diesel; and C20+ waxes, which can also be converted into alternative fuel diesel
through hydrocracking. We expect this work to initiate the development
of tailored materials responsive to electric fields for important
sustainable applications, where CO2 might play an important
role.
This work describes the use of CO2 plasma
as an active
directing agent toward high-density polyethylene (HDPE) decomposition
to synthetic fuels. We present for the first time the possibility
of taking advantage of the electric field when using perovskites,
a material responsive to such types of electrical inducement. Perovskites
are observed to provide control of the reactive species by increasing
the adsorption of the plasma-polarized CO2 due to their
polar crystallographic unit cell that can generate an electric polarization
modulated by the external electric field. Moreover, the plasma exposure
charges the perovskite surface, and the accumulation of electrons
promotes the generation of oxygen vacancies and thus a high conversion
of CO2. The perovskite then leads to an improved intensity
of the plasma-generated species prone to initiating HDPE decomposition
such as O atoms and CO. This plasma-generated initiator directs random
scissions, resulting in condensates that have the potential to be
used as synthetic fuels as our product stream contains C5–C11 hydrocarbons similar to naphtha, which can
be blended into gasoline; C9–C20 hydrocarbons
with higher cetane numbers, similar to diesel; and C20+ waxes, which can also be converted into alternative fuel diesel
through hydrocracking. We expect this work to initiate the development
of tailored materials responsive to electric fields for important
sustainable applications, where CO2 might play an important
role.
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