Non-Oxidative Ethane Dehydrogenation in a Packed-Bed DBD Plasma Reactor

Cameli, Fabio; Dimitrakellis, Panagiotis; Stefanidis, Georgios D.; Vlachos, Dionisios G.

doi:10.1007/s11090-023-10343-w

Title: Non-Oxidative Ethane Dehydrogenation in a Packed-Bed DBD Plasma Reactor

Journal Article · 15 June 2023 · Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-023-10343-w · OSTI ID:1985326

Cameli, Fabio; Dimitrakellis, Panagiotis; Stefanidis, Georgios D.; Vlachos, Dionisios G.

Abstract Plasma-assisted conversion of ethane (C ₂ H ₆ ) can produce value-added chemical building blocks using green electricity. Here we employ a simple packed-bed coaxial dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor to convert C ₂ H ₆ at mild operating conditions unattainable by conventional thermocatalysis. Ethylene (C ₂ H ₄ ), acetylene (C ₂ H ₂ ), and methane (CH ₄ ) are the main products along with small fractions of C ₃ and C ₄ hydrocarbons. Interestingly, the C ₂ H ₄ selectivity is primarily correlated to C ₂ H ₆ conversion, dominated by electron dissociation and recombination reactions irrespective of the dielectric properties of the packed bed material (SiO ₂ , Al ₂ O ₃ , ZrO ₂ , TiO ₂ , and BaTiO ₃ ), packing material size, supplied power, and C ₂ H ₆ concentration. While a distortion of the electric field and discharge propagation results in varying dissipated power as materials change, the C ₂ H ₄ energy yield remains constant. The particle size appears to affect conversion mainly due to pressure alterations. Pd/SiO ₂ catalyst can change the selectivity, favoring saturated species by expending hydrogen.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1985326

Journal Information:: Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, Journal Name: Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 43; ISSN 0272-4324

Publisher:: Springer Science + Business MediaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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