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Stabilization of microwave arc plasmas of hydrocarbons at atmospheric pressure

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Pure hydrocarbon plasmas have been generated at low pressures with good efficiency using methane as a reactant. Hydrocarbon plasma discharges containing high energy, free radical, and ionized intermediates were analyzed in situ using emission spectroscopy. Emission spectra were correlated with analytical data obtained from resultant product mixtures and literature assignments of emission bands in order to identify these intermediates. Stabilization of atmospheric methane plasmas using argon as a diluent has also been demonstrated in this study. Emission spectroscopy has also been used to identify reaction intermediates formed in plasmas at high pressures. Distinct differences in plasma discharges have been observed as a function of pressure, power, and methane concentrations at the molecular level using in situ spectroscopic techniques.

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    Present address: Saint-Gobain Corporation/North Company, One New Bond Street, Worcester, MA, 01615, USA

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-3060, USA

    Mark W. Simon & Steven L. Suib

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-3060, USA

    Jeffrey R. Rozak & Steven L. Suib

  3. Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-3060, USA

    Steven L. Suib

  4. Texaco Research Center, Texaco, Inc., P. O. Box 509, Beacon, New York, 12508, USA

    Steven L. Suib, Jeffrey Harrison & Mahmoud Kablauoi

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Simon, M.W., Rozak, J.R., Suib, S.L. et al. Stabilization of microwave arc plasmas of hydrocarbons at atmospheric pressure. Res Chem Intermed 26, 529–548 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1163/156856700X00516

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