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Plasma-based liquefaction of methane: The road from hydrogen production to direct methane liquefaction
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Plasma-based liquefaction of methane: The road from hydrogen production to direct methane liquefaction

Ramses Snoeckx, Alexander Rabinovich, Danil Dobrynin, Annemie Bogaerts and Alexander Fridman
Plasma processes and polymers, v 14(6)
01 Jun 2017

Abstract

Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Fluids & Plasmas Polymer Science Science & Technology
For the energy industry, a process that is able to transform methanebeing the prime component of natural gasefficiently into a liquid product would be equivalent to a goose with golden eggs. As such it is no surprise that research efforts in this field already date back to the nineteen hundreds. Plasma technology can be considered to be a novel player in this field, but nevertheless one with great potential. Over the past decades this technology has evolved from sole hydrogen production, over indirect methane liquefaction to eventually direct plasma-assisted methane liquefaction processes. An overview of this evolution and these processes is presented, from which it becomes clear that the near future probably lies with the direct two phase plasma-assisted methane liquefaction and the far future with the direct oxidative methane liquefaction.

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Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Polymer Science
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