Plasma assisted distributed chemical production
Abstract
The present development is a process to produce commodity chemicals such as methanol and syngas using an integrated plasma catalysis technology. The method comprises providing a fixed or fluidized bed reactor having a microwave plasma flame and a catalyst bed with a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is an alloyed bimetallic nanowire. In the process, the plasma flame fluidizes the catalyst thereby producing a more effective catalyst than the non-fluidized catalyst. It is anticipated that the reactor can have a throughput capacity of up to 30 Lpm/kW and can be effective for the conversion of CO2, CH4, air, water, and combinations thereof, through reactions such as pure CO2 splitting, reverse water gas shift (RWGS) for CO production, methanol synthesis, and plasma reforming of methane, thereby making a system that would be attractive for small GTL units.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Advanced Energy Materials, LLC, Louisville, KS (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1987167
- Patent Number(s):
- 11591226
- Application Number:
- 17/411,023
- Assignee:
- Advanced Energy Materials, LLC (Louisville, KS)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0019939
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 08/24/2021
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Sunkara, Mahendra, Vasireddy, Sivakumar, Kumar, Vivekanand, He, Juan, Nguyen, Tu, and Atla, Veerendra. Plasma assisted distributed chemical production. United States: N. p., 2023.
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Sunkara, Mahendra, Vasireddy, Sivakumar, Kumar, Vivekanand, He, Juan, Nguyen, Tu, & Atla, Veerendra. Plasma assisted distributed chemical production. United States.
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title = {Plasma assisted distributed chemical production},
author = {Sunkara, Mahendra and Vasireddy, Sivakumar and Kumar, Vivekanand and He, Juan and Nguyen, Tu and Atla, Veerendra},
abstractNote = {The present development is a process to produce commodity chemicals such as methanol and syngas using an integrated plasma catalysis technology. The method comprises providing a fixed or fluidized bed reactor having a microwave plasma flame and a catalyst bed with a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is an alloyed bimetallic nanowire. In the process, the plasma flame fluidizes the catalyst thereby producing a more effective catalyst than the non-fluidized catalyst. It is anticipated that the reactor can have a throughput capacity of up to 30 Lpm/kW and can be effective for the conversion of CO2, CH4, air, water, and combinations thereof, through reactions such as pure CO2 splitting, reverse water gas shift (RWGS) for CO production, methanol synthesis, and plasma reforming of methane, thereby making a system that would be attractive for small GTL units.},
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