Plasma Catalytic Enhancement of Gas Phase Reactions - PLACATE

PLACATE是一项高度集中的可行性/概念研究，其目标是调整MW等离子体发生器，以在高压下产生高反应性等离子体。该项目的主要目的是确定等离子体发生器的工程要求，并确定操作限制（气体流量，压力和功率）。开发的设备将用于进行一些基本的催化研究，证明该技术在提高压力下增强气相催化反应的潜力。该技术将允许在比目前所需的更低的温度和压力下活化惰性原材料，如甲烷和二氧化碳。这种方法将提供一个技术平台，利用这些难以加工的材料作为生产更有用的化学品和中间体的原料。

PLACATE is a highly focussed feasibility/concept study that has the objective of adapting a MW-plasma generator to create highly reactive plasma at high pressure. The main aim of the project is to define the engineering requirements of the plasma generator and to determine the operating limits (gas flows, pressure and power). The developed equipment will be used to carry out some basic catalytic studies demonstrating the potential of the technology to enhance gas phase catalytic reactions at increased pressure. The technology will allow activation of inert raw materials such as methane and carbon dioxide at lower temperatures and pressures than are currently required. This approach will provide a technology platform to use these difficult to process materials as feedstock for the production of more useful chemicals and intermediates.