A NEW PATHWAY OF GAS-TO-LIQUID CONVERSION USING CATALYTIC DIELECTRIC-BARRIER DISCHARGE

A new pathway of gas-to-liquid conversion, directly from methane and carbon dioxide, was established recently using a catalytic dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) with zeolite. Direct fuel synthesis becomes possible at reaction conditions close to ambient ones. The products from such direct fuel synthesis include alkanes, alkenes, oxygenates and Syngas (CO + H2). The product distribution is similar to that from Fischer-Tropsch(F-T) synthesis but it does not follow the Flory-Schulz kinetics. The presence of zealots within discharge plasmas improves the selectivity of lighter hydrocarbons.

A new pathway of gas-to-liquid conversion, directly from methane and carbon dioxide, was established recently using a catalytic dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) with zeolite. Direct fuel synthesis becomes possible at reaction conditions close to ambient ones. The products from such direct fuel synthesis include alkanes, alkenes, oxygenates and Syngas (CO + H2). The product distribution is similar to that from Fischer-Tropsch(F-T) synthesis but it does not follow the Flory-Schulz kinetics. The presence o...