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Title
H₂S decomposition into H₂ and S₂ by plasma technology : comparison of gliding arc and microwave plasma
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Abstract
We studied hydrogen sulfide (H2S) decomposition into hydrogen (H2) and sulfur (S2) in a gliding arc plasmatron (GAP) and microwave (MW) plasma by a combination of 0D and 2D models. The conversion, energy efficiency, and plasma distribution are examined for different discharge conditions, and validated with available experiments from literature. Furthermore, a comparison is made between GAP and MW plasma. The GAP operates at atmospheric pressure, while the MW plasma experiments to which comparison is made were performed at reduced pressure. Indeed, the MW discharge region becomes very much contracted near atmospheric pressure, at the conditions under study, as revealed by our 2D model. The models predict that thermal reactions play the most important role in H2S decomposition in both plasma types. The GAP has a higher energy efficiency but lower conversion than the MW plasma at their typical conditions. When compared at the same conversion, the GAP exhibits a higher energy efficiency and lower energy cost than the MW plasma.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Plasma chemistry and plasma processing. - New York, N.Y., 1981, currens
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Plenum Press , 2020
ISSN
0272-4324 [print]
1572-8986 [online]
DOI
10.1007/S11090-020-10100-3
Volume/pages
40 :5 (2020) , p. 1163-1187
ISI
000543012200001
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UAntwerpen
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CalcUA as central calculation facility: supporting core facilities.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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