Non-oxidative coupling of methane to C2 hydrocarbons

Abstract

Chapter 3: The synergistic effect of Pd/γ-alumina catalyst and the DBD plasma reactor in the post-plasma catalysis configuration……………………………………………..54 3.1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………..55 3.2. Experimental…………………………………………………………………………57 3.3. Results and discussion……………………………………………………………….58 3.4. Conclusions………………………………………………………………………….76 References………………………………………………………………………………..77 Chapter 4: The synergy of DBD plasma and Pd/γ-alumina catalyst integrated in the inplasma catalysis configuration for non-oxidative coupling of methane…………….79 4.1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………….80 4.2. Experimental………………………………………………………………………...82 4.3. Results and discussion………………………………………………………………83 4.4. Conclusions……………………………………………………………………….135 References……………………………………………………………………………..136 Chapter 5: The effect of dielectric property of the packing materials on the performance of the packed-bed DBD plasma reactor for non-oxidative coupling of methane…138 5.1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………….139 5.2. Experimental………………………………………………………………………141 5.3. Results and discussion…………………………………………………………….142 5.4. Conclusions……………………………………………………………………….168 References……………………………………………………………………………..169 Chapter 6: The high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) characterization of the deposits formed during the DBD plasma reaction for non-oxidative coupling of methane…………………….171