Plasma microreactors for oxidative conversion of propane

Plasma microreactors for alkane activation at atmospheric pressure and low temperature

In collaboration with the CPM group at the University of Twente, and funded by STW through the VICI Vernieuwingsimpuls programme, Ph.D. student Anil Agiral has developed plasma microreactors for the oxidative conversion of propane. The microreactors were fabricated in glass. Some of the microreactors contained a MgO-based catalyst. The work resulted in two journal papers, a publication on the details of the plasma generation and a theoretical study of the chemistry going on in the microreactors is in preparation.

C. Trionfetti, A. Agiral, J.G.E. Gardeniers, L. Lefferts, K. Seshan

Alkane activation at ambient temperatures – Unusual selectivities, C-C, C-H bond scission vs C-C bond coupling

ChemPhysChem 9 (2008) 533-537.

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/117912465/ABSTRACT

C. Trionfetti, A. Agiral, J.G.E. Gardeniers, L. Lefferts, K. Seshan

Oxidative conversion of propane in a micro reactor in the presence of plasma over MgO based catalysts – An experimental study

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (2008) 4267-4274.

http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jpccck/asap/abs/jp710642c.html

For more details please contact Anil Agiral or Han Gardeniers.