Electrical and Reaction Performances of Packed-bed Plasma Reactors Moderated with Ferroelectric or Dielectric Materials

The operational behavior of packed bed plasma reactors depends on the dimension, shape and chemical properties of the pellets used as moderators, but little information exists about the influence of their specific dielectric properties. Herein, we comparatively study the electrical behavior of a pac...

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Autores: Gómez-Ramírez, Ana, Álvarez, Rafael, Navascués, Paula, García-García, Francisco J., Palmero, Alberto, Cotrino, José, González-Elipe, Agustín R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/223166
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/223166
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Packed bed reactors
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)
Ferroelectrics
Atmospheric pressure plasma
Ammonia synthesis
Impedance spectroscopy
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Sumario:The operational behavior of packed bed plasma reactors depends on the dimension, shape and chemical properties of the pellets used as moderators, but little information exists about the influence of their specific dielectric properties. Herein, we comparatively study the electrical behavior of a packed bed reactor filled with pellets of either dielectric (Al2O3, glass) or ferroelectric (BaTiO3, PZT) materials. We found that plasma current was higher for ferroelectrics and presented a non-lineal dependence with voltage. Moreover, for BaTiO3, it experienced a drastic decrease at around its relatively low Curie temperature. Differences in electrical behavior have a direct effect on reactor performance as illustrated for the ammonia synthesis, demonstrating the importance of moderator material dielectric properties and their dependence on temperature