Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE)

 

TITLE

High-Power Pulsed Microwave Catalytic Processes: Decomposition of Methane [PDF]

AUTHORS

J. Wan, M. Tse, H. Husby and M. Depew

1990

25

1

32-38

YEAR

VOLUME

ISSUE

PAGES

 

Abstract

A high-power millisecond pulse microwave reactor was designed and tested with the model microwave catalytic decomposition of methane.  Methane was converted to  C2 and C3 hydrocarbons with good selectivity and efficiency.  The effects of the power and pulse envelopes of the incident microwave radiation on the chemical conversion were examined.

 

Key Words:

Microwave chemical reactor, High-power pulse microwave reactor, Microwave catalytic conversion of methane, Efficiency & selectivity enhancement of catalytic processing.