Towards High Efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> Utilization by Glow Discharge Plasma

Plasma technology reaches rapidly increasing efficiency in catalytic applications. One such application is the splitting reaction of CO<sub>2</sub> to oxygen and carbon monoxide. This reaction could be a cornerstone of power-to-X processes that utilize electricity to produce value-added...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stephan Renninger, Paul Rößner, Jan Stein, Maike Lambarth, Kai Peter Birke
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/bfcb5fc317414ab795fb5f628a21aafd
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:bfcb5fc317414ab795fb5f628a21aafd
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:bfcb5fc317414ab795fb5f628a21aafd2021-11-25T18:51:55ZTowards High Efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> Utilization by Glow Discharge Plasma10.3390/pr91120632227-9717https://doaj.org/article/bfcb5fc317414ab795fb5f628a21aafd2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/11/2063https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9717Plasma technology reaches rapidly increasing efficiency in catalytic applications. One such application is the splitting reaction of CO<sub>2</sub> to oxygen and carbon monoxide. This reaction could be a cornerstone of power-to-X processes that utilize electricity to produce value-added compounds such as chemicals and fuels. However, it poses problems in practice due to its highly endothermal nature and challenging selectivity. In this communication a glow discharge plasma reactor is presented that achieves high energy efficiency in the CO<sub>2</sub> splitting reaction. To achieve this, a magnetic field is used to increase the discharge volume. Combined with laminar gas flow, this leads to even energy distribution in the working gas. Thus, the reactor achieves very high energy efficiency of up to 45% while also reaching high CO<sub>2</sub> conversion efficiency. These results are briefly explained and then compared to other plasma technologies. Lastly, cutting edge energy efficiencies of competing technologies such as CO<sub>2</sub> electrolysis are discussed in comparison.Stephan RenningerPaul RößnerJan SteinMaike LambarthKai Peter BirkeMDPI AGarticleplasma catalysisCO<sub>2</sub> splittingglow dischargeenergy efficiencyCO<sub>2</sub> electrolysisCO<sub>2</sub> utilizationChemical technologyTP1-1185ChemistryQD1-999ENProcesses, Vol 9, Iss 2063, p 2063 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic plasma catalysis
CO<sub>2</sub> splitting
glow discharge
energy efficiency
CO<sub>2</sub> electrolysis
CO<sub>2</sub> utilization
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle plasma catalysis
CO<sub>2</sub> splitting
glow discharge
energy efficiency
CO<sub>2</sub> electrolysis
CO<sub>2</sub> utilization
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
Stephan Renninger
Paul Rößner
Jan Stein
Maike Lambarth
Kai Peter Birke
Towards High Efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> Utilization by Glow Discharge Plasma
description Plasma technology reaches rapidly increasing efficiency in catalytic applications. One such application is the splitting reaction of CO<sub>2</sub> to oxygen and carbon monoxide. This reaction could be a cornerstone of power-to-X processes that utilize electricity to produce value-added compounds such as chemicals and fuels. However, it poses problems in practice due to its highly endothermal nature and challenging selectivity. In this communication a glow discharge plasma reactor is presented that achieves high energy efficiency in the CO<sub>2</sub> splitting reaction. To achieve this, a magnetic field is used to increase the discharge volume. Combined with laminar gas flow, this leads to even energy distribution in the working gas. Thus, the reactor achieves very high energy efficiency of up to 45% while also reaching high CO<sub>2</sub> conversion efficiency. These results are briefly explained and then compared to other plasma technologies. Lastly, cutting edge energy efficiencies of competing technologies such as CO<sub>2</sub> electrolysis are discussed in comparison.
format article
author Stephan Renninger
Paul Rößner
Jan Stein
Maike Lambarth
Kai Peter Birke
author_facet Stephan Renninger
Paul Rößner
Jan Stein
Maike Lambarth
Kai Peter Birke
author_sort Stephan Renninger
title Towards High Efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> Utilization by Glow Discharge Plasma
title_short Towards High Efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> Utilization by Glow Discharge Plasma
title_full Towards High Efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> Utilization by Glow Discharge Plasma
title_fullStr Towards High Efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> Utilization by Glow Discharge Plasma
title_full_unstemmed Towards High Efficiency CO<sub>2</sub> Utilization by Glow Discharge Plasma
title_sort towards high efficiency co<sub>2</sub> utilization by glow discharge plasma
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/bfcb5fc317414ab795fb5f628a21aafd
work_keys_str_mv AT stephanrenninger towardshighefficiencycosub2subutilizationbyglowdischargeplasma
AT paulroßner towardshighefficiencycosub2subutilizationbyglowdischargeplasma
AT janstein towardshighefficiencycosub2subutilizationbyglowdischargeplasma
AT maikelambarth towardshighefficiencycosub2subutilizationbyglowdischargeplasma
AT kaipeterbirke towardshighefficiencycosub2subutilizationbyglowdischargeplasma
_version_ 1718410617197428736