Ammonia decomposition over low-loading ruthenium catalyst achieved through “adiabatic” plasma reactor
Minhazur Rahman Shawon, Chinwendu Umeojiakor, Anthony Griffin, Jeffrey Aguinaga, Jiachun Wu, Derek L. Patton, Zhe Qiang, Hossein Toghiani, Yizhi Xiang
Abstract
The heat effect of nonthermal plasma significantly enhanced the synergy between the plasma and the catalytically active sites. Consequently, nearly 100% NH 3 decomposition was achieved over the low-loading Ru/Al 2 O 3 catalyst under adiabatic conditions.
Topics & Concepts
RutheniumDecompositionCatalysisAmmoniaAdiabatic processPlasmaMaterials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryInorganic chemistryThermodynamicsOrganic chemistryPhysicsNuclear physicsEngineeringAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction