A chemical kinetics simulation of plasma-catalytic dry reforming
Résumé
The recent intensification of the research on plasma-catalytic dry reforming as a promising route in synthesis chemistry makes us understand more its underlying mechanisms. A comprehensive zero-dimension kinetic model is proposed in which homogeneous reactions as well as heterogeneous reactions are considered together. The evolution of the species densities is followed in time and the reaction routes are analyzed. An insight of products formation is given. As an example of application, the model allows to predict a decrease of 22.45 % and 17.05 % on the apparent activation energies of CO2 and CH4 respectively when Rh-based catalysts are used with plasma.