Small Grant for Exploratory Research: Microwave Catalyzed Gas Phase Reactions in a Pyrolytic Carbon Reactor

用于探索性研究的小额资助：热解碳反应器中的微波催化气相反应

• 批准号: 9222855
• 负责人: David Cooney
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Wyoming
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-10-15 至 1994-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9222855&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Small; Grant; Exploratory; Research; Microwave

This research involves the investigation of a new king of reactor system which employs a bed of coal char (pyrolytic carbon) and microwave (radio frequency - RF) energy to cause a variety of gas phase reactions to occur catalytically at low temperatures. In preliminary work, it has been demonstrated that such a reactor will produce high purity hydrogen from methane, isopropyl alcohol from methane and steam, and can decompose NO, SO2, and H2S. The system thus shows potential to produce high-value products from natural gas, and to clean up hot combustion flue gases and synfuel process gases before their discharge to the environment. The overall objective is to understand the phenomena involved in gas phase chemical reactions in the presence of microwave and pyrolytic carbon. A series of experiments will be performed to determine reaction products, reaction mechanisms, reaction rates, and energy effects (absorption and heating) when a variety of reactions occur in the presence of microwave energy. This is a Small Grant for Exploratory Research and is meant to determine the feasibility of the process before funds are committed for an extensive, in-depth study.

这项研究涉及对一个新国王的调查， 反应器系统采用煤焦床（热解 碳）和微波（射频- RF）能量， 各种气相反应在低温下催化发生， 温度 在初步工作中， 这样的反应器将产生高纯度的氢气， 甲烷、异丙醇从甲烷和蒸汽，并可以 分解NO、SO2和H2S。 该系统显示出潜力 从天然气中生产高价值产品， 热燃烧烟道气和合成燃料工艺气体， 排放到环境中。 总的目标是了解所涉及的现象 在微波存在下的气相化学反应中， 和热解碳。 一系列的实验将在 以确定反应产物，反应机理， 反应速率和能量效应（吸收和加热） 当在微波存在下发生各种反应时 能源 这是一个探索性研究的小额赠款， 旨在确定该过程的可行性， 致力于进行广泛深入的研究