Research Article
Experimental Investigation of Biogas Reforming in Gliding Arc Plasma Reactors
Table 1
Performance of plasma assisted reforming of biogas.
| | | Flow rate | Air | Yield (%) | Conversion (%) | Energy consumption | | | (cm3/s) | (% v/v) | H2 | CO | CH4 | CO2 | (×10−19 J/H2 molecule product) |
| | Single reactor | | | | | | | | | CH4/CO2 = 1 | 16.67 | — | 6.3 | 1.9 | 13.6 | 4.87 | 1.56 | | CH4/CO2 = 2.33 | 16.67 | — | 5.6 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 6.9 | 1.28 | | CH4/CO2 = 9 | 16.67 | — | 5.1 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 1.07 | | Single reactor | | | | | | | | | CH4/CO2 = 1 | 16.67 | 40 | 14.7 | 7.5 | 23.1 | 8.1 | 1.22 | | CH4/CO2 = 2.33 | 16.67 | 50 | 13.5 | 6.9 | 22.6 | 12.8 | 1.01 | | CH4/CO2 = 9 | 16.67 | 60 | 14.0 | 6.8 | 23.6 | 14.5 | 0.94 | | Two reactors | | | | | | | | | CH4/CO2 = 1 | 16.67 | — | 11.7 | 4.9 | 25.8 | 10.7 | 1.70 | | CH4/CO2 = 2.33 | 16.67 | — | 11.2 | 2.5 | 27.2 | 11.6 | 1.25 | | CH4/CO2 = 9 | 16.67 | — | 11.0 | 0.6 | 27.6 | 13.0 | 1.01 |
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