Methane pyrolysis with N2/Ar/He diluents in a repetitively-pulsed nanosecond discharge: Kinetics development for plasma assisted combustion and fuel reforming

Experimental and kinetic studies of the non-equilibrium plasma-assisted methane conversion into higher hydrocarbons and H2 with N2/Ar/He diluents are investigated. Experiments of CH4 pyrolysis with N2/Ar/He diluents in a repetitively-pulsed nanosecond discharge are conducted at different applied voltages. The measured results show that H2 and C2H6 are the major products of all mixtures. A plasma-assisted CH4/diluents pyrolysis kinetic model...