Promising catalytic activity by non-thermal plasma synthesized SBA-15-supported metal catalysts in one-step plasma-catalytic methane conversion to value-added fuels
Piu Chawdhury, K. Bhargavi, Manickam Selvaraj, Ch. Subrahmanyam
Abstract
Plasma-reduced metal nanoparticles encapsulated in an ordered mesoporous silica catalyst (SBA-15) effectively convert methane to liquid oxygenates in assistance of DBD-discharge.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisOxygenateMethanePlasmaChemical engineeringMetalMesoporous silicaNonthermal plasmaChemistryMesoporous materialMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPhysicsEngineeringQuantum mechanicsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions