Comparison between the thermal and plasma (NTP) assisted palladium catalyzed oxidation of CH4 using AC or nanopulse power supply

The combustion of methane using a plasma, a plasma-catalyst or a thermo-catalytic system was explored using a palladium supported on alumina catalyst. The three systems were compared in terms of their specific input energy (SIE*) and the potential presence of a synergistic effect between the plasma and the heterogeneous catalyst. For the plasma-catalyst system, an evaluation of the specific input of energy between systems using either a...