Purification of the gas after pyrolysis in coupled plasma-catalytic system

Młotek, Michał; Ulejczyk, Bogdan; Woroszył, Joanna; Walerczak, Irmina; Krawczyk, Krzysztof

doi:10.1515/pjct-2017-0073

Abstract

Gliding discharge and coupled plasma-catalytic system were used for toluene conversion in a gas composition such as the one obtained during pyrolysis of biomass. The chosen catalyst was G-0117, which is an industrial catalyst for methane conversion manufactured by INS Pulawy (Poland). The effects of discharge power, initial concentration of toluene, gas flow rate and the presence of the bed of the G-0117 catalyst on the conversion of C₇H₈, a model tars compounds were investigated. Conversion of coluene increases with discharge power and the highest one was noted in the coupled plasma-catalytic system. It was higher than that in the homogeneous system of gliding discharge. When applying a reactor with reduced G-0117 and CO (0.15 mol%), CO₂ (0.15 mol%), H₂ (0.30 mol%), N₂ (0.40 mol%), 4000 ppm of toluene and gas flow rate of 1.5 Nm³/h, the conversion of toluene was higher than 99%. In the coupled plasma-catalytic system with G-0117 methanation of carbon oxides was observed.

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Purification of the gas after pyrolysis in coupled plasma-catalytic system

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