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Maerivoet, S.; Wanten, B.; De Meyer, R.; Van Hove, M.; Van Alphen, S.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Effect of O2on Plasma-Based Dry Reforming of Methane: Revealing the Optimal Gas Composition via Experiments and Modeling of an Atmospheric Pressure Glow Discharge |
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2024 |
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ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering |
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ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. |
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12 |
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30 |
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11419-11434 |
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A1 Journal Article; plasma-based conversion, thermal plasma, syngas production, CO2 conversion, CH4 conversio; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; |
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Plasma technology is gaining increasing interest for the conversion of greenhouse gases, such as CO2 and CH4, into value-added chemicals using (renewable) electricity. In this paper, we study the effect of O2 addition to the combined conversion of CO2 and CH4 in an atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma. This process is called “oxidative CO2 reforming of methane”, and we search for the optimal gas mixing ratio in terms of conversion, energy cost, product output and plasma stability. A mixing ratio of 42.5:42.5:15 CO2/CH4/O2 yields the best performance, with a CO2 and CH4 conversion of 50 and 74%, respectively, and an energy cost as low as 2 eV molecule−1 (corresponding to 7.9 kJ L−1 and 190 kJ mol−1), i.e., clearly below the target defined to be competitive with other technologies. The syngas components (CO and H2) are the most important products, with a syngas ratio, H2/CO, being 0.8. Plasma destabilization at high CH4 fractions due to solid carbon formation is the limiting factor for further improving this syngas ratio. The solid carbon material is found to be contaminated with steel particles originating from the electrode material, rendering it unappealing as a side product. Therefore, O2 addition helps to remove the carbon formation. Besides the experiments, we developed a 2D axisymmetric fluid dynamics model, which can successfully predict the experimental trends in conversion, product composition and temperatures, while providing unique insights in the formation of CxHy species. |
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2024-07-29 |
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Universiteit Antwerpen; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 40007511 G0I1822N ; H2020 European Research Council, 810182 ; |
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Most recent IF: 8.4; 2024 IF: 5.951 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:207488 |
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Wanten, B.; Vertongen, R.; De Meyer, R.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Plasma-based CO2 conversion: How to correctly analyze the performance? |
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2023 |
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Journal of Energy Chemistry |
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Journal of Energy Chemistry |
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86 |
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180-196 |
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A1 journal article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; |
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2023-07-22 |
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13.1 |
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We acknowledge financial support from the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) Flanders (Grant ID 110221N), the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program (grant agreement No 810182 – SCOPE ERC Synergy project), and the Methusalem funding of the University of Antwerp. We acknowledge the icons from the graphical abstract made by dDara, geotatah, Spashicons and Freepik on www.flaticon.com. We also thank Stein Maerivoet, Joachim Slaets, Elizabeth Mercer, Colín Ó’Modráin, Joran Van Turnhout, Pepijn Heirman, dr. Yury Gorbanev, dr. Fanny Girard-Sahun and dr. Sean Kelly for the interesting discussions and feedback. |
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Most recent IF: 13.1; 2023 IF: 2.594 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:198709 |
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Wanten, B.; Maerivoet, S.; Vantomme, C.; Slaets, J.; Trenchev, G.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Dry reforming of methane in an atmospheric pressure glow discharge: Confining the plasma to expand the performance |
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2022 |
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Journal Of Co2 Utilization |
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J Co2 Util |
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56 |
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101869 |
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A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT) |
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We present a confined atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma reactor, with very good performance towards dry reforming of methane, i.e., CO2 and CH4 conversion of 64 % and 94 %, respectively, at an energy cost of 3.5–4 eV/molecule (or 14–16 kJ/L). This excellent performance is among the best reported up to now for all types of plasma reactors in literature, and is due to the confinement of the plasma, which maximizes the fraction of gas passing through the active plasma region. The main product formed is syngas, with H2O and C2H2 as byproducts. We developed a quasi-1D chemical kinetics model, showing good agreement with the experimental results, which provides a thorough insight in the reaction pathways underlying the conversion of CO2 and CH4 and the formation of the different products. |
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2021-12-23 |
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7.7 |
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Vlaamse regering; European Research Council, 810182 ; Herculesstichting; European Research Council; Horizon 2020 Framework Programme; Universiteit Antwerpen; This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 810182 – SCOPE ERC Synergy project), and through long-term structural funding (Methusalem). The calculations were performed using the Turing HPC infrastructure at the CalcUA core facility of the Universiteit Antwerpen (UAntwerpen), a division of the Flemish Supercomputer Center VSC, funded by the Hercules Foundation, the Flemish Government (department EWI) and the UAntwerpen. Finally, we thank T. Kenis, J. Van den Hoek, and T. Breugelmans from the University of Antwerp, for per forming the liquid analysis. |
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Most recent IF: 7.7 |
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PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:185163 |
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6899 |
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Wanten, B.; Gorbanev, Y.; Bogaerts, A. |
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Plasma-based conversion of CO2 and CH4 into syngas: A dive into the effect of adding water |
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2024 |
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A1 Journal Article; Plasma Bi-reforming of methane Atmospheric pressure glow discharge Hydrogen-rich syngas; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ; |
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Plasma technology can play a vital role in the electrification and decarbonization of chemical processes. In this work, we carried out the bi-reforming of methane (BRM), producing syngas out of H2O vapor and the greenhouse gases CO2 and CH4, in an atmospheric pressure glow discharge reactor. Compared to dry reforming of methane (DRM), the addition of H2O helps in counteracting soot formation, and thus avoids severe destabilization of the generated plasma. A mixture of 14–41-45 vol% (CO2-CH4-H2O) leads to the overall best results in terms of stable plasma and performance metrics. We obtained a CO2 and CH4 conversion of 49 % and 74 %, respectively, at a SEI of 210 kJ/mol. The energy cost is 390 kJ/mol converted reactants, which is below the target defined for plasmabased syngas production to be competitive with other technologies. Moreover, we reached CO and H2 yields of
59 % and 49 %, and a syngas ratio (SR) of 2, which is ideal for further methanol synthesis. |
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2024-07-15 |
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7.4 |
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This project has received funding from the BlueApp Proof-of-Concept project “Optanic”, the VLAIO-Catalisti ICON project “BluePlasma” (grant ID HBC.2022.0445), and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no. 810182─SCOPE ERC Synergy project). |
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Most recent IF: 7.4; 2024 IF: 4.601 |
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