Kinetic of CO_2 Reduction by Gliding Arc Plasma

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Indarto, Antonius

Affiliations: Korea Institute of Science & Technology, Clean Technology Research Center P.O. Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul 130-650, Korea

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: indarto@korea.com

Abstract: Decomposition of carbon dioxide (CO_2) by gliding arc plasma was examined. The plasma device consisted of two triangular stainless steel plates. The gas entered through a nozzle tube from the upstream cylinder reactor and exit at a downstream of the reactor. The effect of total gas flow rates have been used to study the chemical process reaction in gliding plasma system. The model of active-chemical kinetic of CO_2 decomposition was developed to investigate the pathways of plasma reactions. Experimental results indicate the conversion of CO_2 reached 18% at the total gas flow rate of 1.5 × 10^{-5} m^3s^{-1} and produced CO and O_2 as the final products.

Keywords: Plasma, gliding arc, CO[TeX:] _2, kinetic reaction, decomposition

Journal: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 191-194, 2007