Plasma-catalytic ammonia synthesis beyond thermal equilibrium on Ru-based catalysts in non-thermal plasma
Kevin H. R. Rouwenhorst, Hugo G. B. Burbach, D. Vogel, Judit Núñez Paulí, Bert Geerdink, Leon Lefferts
Abstract
The barrier for N<sub>2</sub> dissociation on Ru can be decreased by plasma-activation, or the barrier can be removed completely by the formation of N radicals, resulting in NH<sub>3</sub> formation beyond the thermal equilibrium on Ru-catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisPlasmaAmmoniaDissociation (chemistry)ThermalAmmonia productionNonthermal plasmaChemistryThermal equilibriumRadicalInorganic chemistryPhotochemistryPhysical chemistryThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceHydrogen Storage and Materials