Stimulation of the Partial Oxidation of Methane in a Microwave Discharge

摘要

The partial oxidation of methane by atmospheric oxygen, 2CH_4 + O_2 + 3.76N_2 = 2CO + 4H_2 + 3.76N_2 (1) is a promising method of producing hydrogen or syngas for the needs of energy, chemical technology, transport, etc. Fundamental interest is focused on the kinetic features of the process, which requires the initiation of combustion and catalytic promotion by some methods. Below, we will analyze process (1) in a microwave discharge. Methods of stimulating the conversion of hydrocarbons that are based on the catalytic effect of a plasma including a microwave-discharge plasma were reported in [1-5, 8].