NO<sub>x</sub> production in a rotating gliding arc plasma: potential avenue for sustainable nitrogen fixation
Fatme Jardali, Senne Van Alphen, James Creel, Hamid Ahmadi Eshtehardi, Magnus Axelsson, Rune Ingels, Rony Snyders, Annemie Bogaerts
Abstract
An atmospheric pressure plasma arc reactor operating in two distinct modes shows substantially different NO<sub>x</sub> concentrations; one mode produces record NO<sub>x</sub> concentrations (up to 5.5%) with an energy consumption of 2.5 MJ mol<sup>−1</sup>.
Topics & Concepts
PlasmaNitrogenArc (geometry)Atmospheric pressureNitrogen fixationAtmospheric-pressure plasmaPlasma arc weldingAnalytical Chemistry (journal)Atomic physicsChemistryMaterials sciencePhysicsEnvironmental chemistryMeteorologyNuclear physicsMechanical engineeringEngineeringOrganic chemistryAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionPlasma Applications and DiagnosticsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science