Title :
Plasma-Assisted Reforming of Ethanol in Dynamic Plasma-Liquid System: Experiments and Modeling
Author :
Chernyak, Valeriy Ya ; Olszewski, Sergej V. ; Yukhymenko, Vitalij V. ; Solomenko, Elena V. ; Prysiazhnevych, Iryna V. ; Naumov, Vadym V. ; Levko, Dmitry S. ; Shchedrin, Anatolij I. ; Ryabtsev, Andriy V. ; Demchina, Valentina P. ; Kudryavtsev, Vladimir S.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Radiophys., Kyiv Nat. Taras Shevchenko Univ., Kiev
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of experimental and theoretical investigations of the process of nonthermal plasma-assisted reforming of aqueous ethanol solutions in the dynamic plasma-liquid system based on the electric discharge in a gas channel with liquid wall. The experiments show possibilities and efficiency of low-temperature plasma-chemical conversion of liquid ethanol into synthesis gas. The numerical modeling clarifies the nature and explains the kinetic mechanism of nonequilibrium plasma-chemical transformations in the system.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); fuel processing industries; organic compounds; plasma kinetic theory; plasma materials processing; aqueous ethanol solutions; dynamic plasma-liquid system; electric discharge; kinetic mechanism; low-temperature plasma-chemical conversion; nonequilibrium plasma-chemical transformations; plasma-assisted ethanol reformation; Atmospheric-pressure plasmas; Biofuels; Combustion; Ethanol; Fuels; Kinetic theory; Petroleum; Plasma chemistry; Plasma properties; Plasma sources; Electric discharge; nonequilibrium plasma chemistry; nonthermal plasma; plasma-assisted fuel reforming;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2008.2002542
