Title :
An insert effect of insulation materials in plasma chemical reactions
Author :
Okumoto, M. ; Su, Z. ; Kim, H.-H. ; Katsura, S. ; Mizuno, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ecological Eng., Toyohashi Univ. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
Industrial applications for gas cleaning using a pulsed discharge plasma have been experimentally studied. The authors proposed a new nonthermal plasma process for reforming hydrocarbon fuel from methane by means of a concentric-cylinder-type reactor. This paper presents some experimental results of inserting a glass-fiber sheet between cathode and anode in the plasma chemical reactor. By inserting a glass-fiber sheet, production of hydrocarbon gases was enhanced compared with that without insulation material while input power was the same. Especially, ethylene production efficiency was much higher compared to the case with no insulation material
Keywords :
corona; gaseous insulation; plasma chemistry; plasma materials processing; concentric-cylinder-type reactor; ethylene production efficiency; gas cleaning; glass-fiber sheet insert; hydrocarbon fuel; insulation materials; nonthermal plasma process; plasma chemical reactions; pulsed discharge plasma; Chemicals; Fuel processing industries; Gas industry; Hydrocarbons; Insulation; Plasma applications; Plasma chemistry; Plasma materials processing; Production; Sheet materials;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulating Materials, 1998. Proceedings of 1998 International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Toyohashi
Print_ISBN :
4-88686-050-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISEIM.1998.741779
