Plasma chemical reactions in C2H2/N2, C2H4/N2, and C2H6/N2 gas mixtures of a laboratory dielectric barrier discharge Original Research Article

Plasma chemical reactions in C2H2/N2, C2H4/N2, and C2H6/N2 gas mixtures have been studied by means of mass spectrometry at a medium pressure of 300 mbar in a laboratory dielectric barrier discharge. A major reaction scheme is production of larger hydrocarbons like CnHm with n up to 12 including formation of functional CN groups.