Mapping Plasma Chemistry in Hydrocarbon Fuel Processing Processes

CATEGORY: PLASMA CHEMISTRY
Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, February 2013, Volume 33, Issue 1, pp 249-269
Mapping Plasma Chemistry in Hydrocarbon Fuel Processing Processes
Dae Hoon Lee, Kwan-Tae Kim, Young-Hoon Song, Woo Suk Kang, Sungkwon Jo
Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, 171 Jang-dong, Yusong-gu, Daejeon, 305-343, Korea
Abstract
Reviews the  role of plasma chemistry in and the relative contribution to the overall reaction. Taking into consideration the relative contribution of thermo chemistry and plasma chemistry, authors sort reactions into three distinct regimes. The way plasma affects kinetic pathways differs according to these regimes. Authors explain how plasma chemistry affects overall reaction and determines kinetic pathways based on the classified regimes.
Among the three regimes, in the case of weakly exothermic reactions, the of plasma chemistry is confusing, due to the fact that plasma chemistry provokes both electron and excited species induced activation and thermal activation that are competitive and interactive. There is possibility of misleading in evaluation of thermal efficiency of process if the concept of warm plasma is not defined correctly. Efficiency and process design also should be based on the classification of the regimes.  The review offers insight into the understanding specific role and function of plasma chemistry in diverse plasma applied processes.
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