Methane activation of plasma and catalytic reaction

Summary form only given, as follows. Conversion of methane to higher hydrocarbon products was investigated through the microwave and RF plasma catalytic reaction. In this study, various experiments have been conducted to find out the effects of parameters on the high frequency region, that was a microwave of 2.45GHz and radio frequency of 13.56 MHz. Manufacturing of C2 products and higher hydrocarbons was carried out by two kinds of discharge equipment and nonoxidative and oxidative coupling of methane. In the microwave plasma catalytic reaction, C2+ products have been obtained much more due to many free radicals produced at low plasma power. Also natural gas containing a little amount of ethane and propane is more active reactant, producing more C2+ products such as ethane, ethylene and acetylene than methane.