Experimental investigation of the temperature distribution in a microwave-induced plasma reactor
Experimental investigation of the temperature distribution in a microwave-induced plasma reactor
It is urgent to reduce CO2 emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The development of advanced conversion technologies integrated with plasma torches provides a path for the optimisation of clean energy recovery from biomass and wastes, thus substituting fossil fuels utilization. This article presents the temperature characterisation within a laboratory-scale microwave-induced plasma reactor operated with air, H2O and CO2 as the plasma working gases. The benefits associated with the plasma torch are highlighted and include rapid responses of the plasma and the temperature profile within the reactor to changing operating conditions. The average temperature near the side wall in the laboratory-scale reactor is proportional to the applied microwave power, ranging from 550 °C at 2 kW to 850 °C at 5 kW, while significantly higher temperatures are locally present within the plasma plume. The described system demonstrates promising conditions that are ideal for effective energy recovery from biomass and wastes into clean fuel gas.
Advanced conversion technologies, Air, Carbon dioxide, Microwave-induced plasma torch, Steam
Vecten, S.
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Wilkinson, M.
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Bimbo, N.
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Dawson, R.
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Herbert, B.M.J.
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February 2021
Vecten, S.
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Wilkinson, M.
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Bimbo, N.
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Dawson, R.
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Herbert, B.M.J.
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Vecten, S., Wilkinson, M., Bimbo, N., Dawson, R. and Herbert, B.M.J.
(2021)
Experimental investigation of the temperature distribution in a microwave-induced plasma reactor.
Fuel Processing Technology, 212, [106631].
(doi:10.1016/j.fuproc.2020.106631).
Abstract
It is urgent to reduce CO2 emissions to mitigate the impacts of climate change. The development of advanced conversion technologies integrated with plasma torches provides a path for the optimisation of clean energy recovery from biomass and wastes, thus substituting fossil fuels utilization. This article presents the temperature characterisation within a laboratory-scale microwave-induced plasma reactor operated with air, H2O and CO2 as the plasma working gases. The benefits associated with the plasma torch are highlighted and include rapid responses of the plasma and the temperature profile within the reactor to changing operating conditions. The average temperature near the side wall in the laboratory-scale reactor is proportional to the applied microwave power, ranging from 550 °C at 2 kW to 850 °C at 5 kW, while significantly higher temperatures are locally present within the plasma plume. The described system demonstrates promising conditions that are ideal for effective energy recovery from biomass and wastes into clean fuel gas.
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Accepted/In Press date: 3 October 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 October 2020
Published date: February 2021
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This work was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation in partnership between Lancaster University and Stopford Projects Ltd. (grant number 19R16P01012 ). This research was also supported by Innovate UK (grant number 133710 ).
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Advanced conversion technologies, Air, Carbon dioxide, Microwave-induced plasma torch, Steam
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444545
ISSN: 0378-3820
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