Methane dimerization via microwave plasmas
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Research on Chemical Intermediates
- Vol. 20 (1) , 133-139
- https://doi.org/10.1163/156856794x00135
Abstract
Methane can be converted to ethane and ethylene in a microwave plasma reactor at pressures from 10 to 100 mm Hg. The total methane conversion has a linear correlation with power • (45 + pressure)/flow and can be as high as 90%. The conversion of methane to ethylene varies from 0 to 11%. It reaches a maximum at a value of Power • (45 + Pressure)/Flow of 2200 W•mm Hg•s/mL. The energy efficiency of driving this thermodynamically unfavourable reaction is 2%.Keywords
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