Preparation of acetylene and syngas by the atmospheric pressure spark discharge of methane

ZHANG Jing; WANG Dong-jiang; ZHANG Jia-liang; GUO Hong-chen

Volume 43 Issue 02

Feb. 2015

Turn off MathJax

Article Contents

Article Navigation > Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology > 2015 > 43(02): 235-242

ZHANG Jing, WANG Dong-jiang, ZHANG Jia-liang, GUO Hong-chen. Preparation of acetylene and syngas by the atmospheric pressure spark discharge of methane[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2015, 43(02): 235-242.

Citation:

ZHANG Jing, WANG Dong-jiang, ZHANG Jia-liang, GUO Hong-chen. Preparation of acetylene and syngas by the atmospheric pressure spark discharge of methane[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2015, 43(02): 235-242.

Citation:

PDF( 800 KB)

Preparation of acetylene and syngas by the atmospheric pressure spark discharge of methane

1.
State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Catalytic Chemistry and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China;
2.
School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

Received Date: 2014-09-09
Rev Recd Date: 2014-11-22
Publish Date: 2015-02-28

Abstract

Abstract

The direct conversion of methane to acetylene and the indirect conversion of mathane to syngas were studied by using the atmospheric pressure spark discharge, and with the in-situ diagnosis of optical emission spectroscopy. The results were compared with the dielectric barrier discharge. Results show that, the spark discharge, having remarkable advantage of high energy efficiency, was able to easily activate the methane molecules into species such as C, H and C₂. C₂H₂ was formed as a major hydrocarbon product when methane was fed alone, while the syngas was formed with adjustable H₂/CO ratio when CO₂ and O₂ were co-fed with methane. It is worth of mention that, the addition of O₂ overcame completely the troublesome problem of reactor coking during the spark discharge of CH₄ and CO₂, the production of syngas was allowed to be carried out at a temperature as low as 225 ℃. Therefore, the new syngas preparation method is very attractive comparing with the traditional catalytic routes.
- methane,
- spark discharge,
- CO₂,
- syngas,
- optical emission spectroscopy

FullText(HTML)

References(32)

References

余长林, 胡久彪, 杨凯, 周晓春. 制备方法对Ni/CeO₂-Al₂O₃催化剂甲烷部分氧化催化性能的影响[J]. 燃料化学学报, 2013, 41(6): 722-728. (YU Chang-lin, HU Jiu-biao, YANG Kai, ZHOU Xiao-chun. Effects of preparationmethods onthe catalytic performance of Ni/CeO₂-Al₂O₃ catalyst in methane partial oxidation[J]. J Fuel Chem Technol, 2013, 41(6): 722-728.)

HORN R, WILLIAMS K A, DEGENSTEIN N J, SCHMIDT L D. Syngas by catalytic partial oxidation of methane on rhodium: Mechanistic conclusions from spatially resolved measurements and numerical simulations[J]. J Catal, 2006, 242(1): 92-102.

郭章龙, 黄丽琼, 储伟, 罗仕忠. 助剂对NiMgAl 催化剂的结构和甲烷二氧化碳重整反应性能的影响[J]. 物理化学学报, 2014, 30(4): 723-728. (GUO Zhang-long, HUANG Li-qiong, CHU Wei, LUO Shi-Zhong, Effects of promoter on NiMgAl catalyst structure and performance for carbon dioxide reforming of methane[J]. Acta Phy-Chim Sin, 2014, 30(4): 723-728.)

CHOUDHARY V R, MONDAL K C, MULLA S A R. Conversion of methane and methanol into gasoline over bifunctional Ga-, Zn-, In-, and/or Mo-modified ZSM-5 zeolites[J]. Angew Chem Int Ed, 2005, 44(28): 4381-4385.

吕静, 李振花, 王保伟, 许根慧. 反应器型式对甲烷低温等离子体转化制C₂烃的影响[J]. 燃料化学学报, 2005, 33(6): 755-759. (LV Jing, LI Zhen-hua, WANG Bao-wei, XU Gen-hui. Effect of reactor type on methane conversion to C₂ hydrocarbons by low temperature plasma[J]. J Fuel Chem Technol, 2005, 33(6): 755-759.)

WANG K J, LI X S, ZHU A M. A green process for high-concentration ethylene and hydrogen production from methane in a plasma-followed-by-catalyst reactor[J]. Plasma Sci Technol, 2011, 13(1): 77-81.

SENTEK J, KRAWCZYK K, MLOTEK M, KALCZEWSKA M, KROKER T, KOLB T, SCHENK A, GERICKE K H, SCHMIDT S K. Plasma-catalytic methane conversion with carbon dioxide in dielectric barrier discharges[J]. Appl Catal B: Environ, 2010, 94(1/2): 19-26.

周军成, 尹燕华, 郑邯勇, 周旭, 徐月, 龚俊松, 张龙龙, 宋光涛. 甲烷氧等离子体直接合成过氧化氢[J]. 高等学校化学学报, 2011, 32(10): 2240-2242. (ZHOU Jun-cheng, YIN Yan-hua, ZHENG Han-yong, ZHOU Xu, XU Yue, GONG Jun-song, ZHANG Long-long, SONG Guang-tao. Direct synthesis of H₂O₂ using methane-oxygen plasma[J]. Chem J Chin Univ, 2011, 32(10): 2240-2242.)

董洁, 王丽, 赵越, 张家良, 郭洪臣. 添加气对非平衡等离子体转化低碳烷烃的影响[J]. 高等学校化学学报, 2013, 34(1): 192-197. (DONG Jie, WANG Li, ZHAO Yue, ZHANG Jia-liang, GUO Hong-chen. Effect of additive gases on light alkanes converting under dielectric barrier discharge[J]. Chem J Chin Univ, 2013, 34(1): 192-197.)

LIU C J, MALLINSON R, LOBBAN L. Comparative investigations on plasma catalytic methane conversion to higher hydrocarbons over zeolites[J]. Appl Catal A: Gen, 1999, 178(1): 17-27.

INDARTO A, CHOI J W, LEE H, SONG H K. Effect of additive gases on methane conversion using gliding arc discharge[J]. Energy, 2006, 31(14): 2986-2995.

SHEN C S, SUN D K, YANG H S. Methane coupling in microwave plasma under atmospheric pressure[J]. J Nat Gas Chem, 2011, 20(4): 449-456.

MOSHREFI M M, RASHIDI F. Hydrogen production from methane by DC spark discharge: Effect of current and voltage[J]. J Nat Gas Sci Eng, 2014, 16: 85-89.

ALEKNAVICIUTE I, KARAYIANNIS T G, COLLINS M W, XANTHOS C. Methane decomposition under a corona discharge to generate CO_x-free hydrogen[J]. Energy, 2013, 59(15): 432-439.

XU C, TU X. Plasma-assisted methane conversion in an atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge reactor[J]. J Energy Chem, 2013, 22(3): 420-425.

LI X S, SHI C, WANG K J, ZHANG X L, XU Y, ZHU A M. High yield of aromatics from CH₄ in a plasma-followed-by-catalyst (PFC) reactor[J]. AIChE J, 2006, 52(9): 3321-3324.

MUHAMMAD A M, DAVID H, AREEJ M, SHU X, KARL H. Schoenbach. Study of the production of hydrogen and light hydrocarbons by spark discharges in diesel, kerosene, gasoline, and methane[J]. Plasma Chem Plasma P, 2013, 33(1): 271-279.

WANG Q, SHI H L, YAN B H, JIN Y, CENG Y. Steam enhanced carbon dioxide reforming of methane in DBD plasma reactor[J]. Int J Hydrogen Energy, 2011, 36(14): 8301-8306.

ZHANG X M, CHA M S. Electron-induced dry reforming of methane in a temperature-controlled dielectric barrier discharge reactor[J]. J Phys D: Appl Phys, 2013, 46(41): 415205.

TAE K K, WON G L. Reaction between methane and carbon dioxide to produce syngas in dielectric barrier discharge system[J]. J Ind Eng Chem, 2012, 18(5): 1710-1714.

MOSHREFI M M, RASHIDI F, BOZROGZADEH H R, HAGHIGHI M E. Dry reforming of methane by DC spark discharge with a rotating electrode[J]. Plasma Chem Plasma P, 2013, 33(2): 453-466.

HEINTZE M, MAGUREANU M, KETTLITZ M. Mechanism of C₂ hydrocarbon formation from methane in a pulsed microwave plasma[J]. J Appl Phys, 2002, 92(12): 7022-7031.

PEARSE R W B, GAYCON A G. Identification of molecular spectra[M]. Chapman and Hall: London, 1965: 82-83.

HARILAL S S, ISSAC R C, BINDHU C V, NAMPOORI V P N, VALLABHAN C P G. Optical emission studies of species in laser-produced plasma from carbon[J]. J Phys D: Appl Phys, 1997, 30(12): 1703-1709.

KADO S, URASAKI K, SEKINE Y, FUJIMOTO K, NOZAKI T, OKAZAKI K. Reaction mechanism of methane activation using non-equilibrium pulsed discharge at room temperature[J]. Fuel, 2003, 82(18): 2291-2297.

CHRISTOPHE D B, BERT V, TOM M, JAN V D, SABINE P, ANNEMIE B. Fluid modeling of the conversion of methane into higher hydrocarbons in an atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge[J]. Plasma Process Polym, 2011, 8(11): 1033-1058.

JANEV R K, REITER D. Collision processes of CH_y and CH_y⁺ hydrocarbons with plasma electrons and protons[J]. Phys Plasmas, 2002, 9: 4071-4081.

HORACEK J, CIZEK M, HOUFEK K, KOLORENC P, DOMCKE W. Dissociative electron attachment and vibrational excitation of H₂ by low-energy electrons: Calculations based on an improved nonlocal resonance model. II. Vibrational excitation[J]. Phys Rev A, 2006, 73(2): 022701.

NAITO S, IKEDA M, ITO N, HATTORI T, GOTO T. Effect of rare gas dilution on CH₃ radical density in RF-discharge CH₄ plasma[J]. Jpn J Appl Phys, 1993, 32(12A): 5721-5725.

ICHIKAWA Y, TEII S. Molecular ion and metastable atom formations and their effects on the electron temperature in medium-pressure rare-gas positive-column plasmas[J]. J Phys D: Appl Phys, 1980, 13(11): 2031-2043.

MCCONKEY J W, MALONE C P, JOHNSON P V, WINSTEAD C, MCKOY V, KANIK I. Electron impact dissociation of oxygen-containing molecules-A critical review[J]. Phys Rep, 2008, 466(1/3): 1-103.

STEEN M L, BUTOI C I, FISHER E R. Identification of gas-phase reactive species and chemical mechanisms occurring at plasma-polymer surface interfaces[J]. Langmuir, 2001, 17(26): 8156-8166.

Relative Articles

Supplements(0)

Cited By

Proportional views