Hydrogen production by methane pyrolysis in the microwave discharge plasma

Mazhyn Skakov; Arman Miniyazov; Timur Tulenbergenov; Igor Sokolov; Gainiya Zhanbolatova; Assel Kaiyrbekova; Alina Agatanova; Mazhyn Skakov; Arman Miniyazov; Timur Tulenbergenov; Igor Sokolov; Gainiya Zhanbolatova; Assel Kaiyrbekova; Alina Agatanova

doi:10.3934/energy.2024026

AIMS Energy

2024, Volume 12, Issue 3: 548-560. doi: 10.3934/energy.2024026

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Hydrogen production by methane pyrolysis in the microwave discharge plasma

1.
National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
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Institute of Atomic Energy, Branch RSE NNC RK, Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
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Shakarim University, Semey, Kazakhstan

Received: 28 November 2023 Revised: 04 March 2024 Accepted: 06 March 2024 Published: 07 April 2024

We present the preliminary results of experimental studies on hydrogen production through methane pyrolysis. Based on the analytical review, the technology of methane pyrolysis in the plasma of a microwave discharge was chosen. To implement this method, an installation for applied research PM-6 was developed, and experimental data on the possibility of producing hydrogen was obtained. The methods of mass spectrometry and optical emission spectrometry were used to analyze the products of the methane decomposition reaction. It has been established that at a microwave forward power of 0.6 kW, plasma pyrolysis of methane occurs with the formation of hydrogen, carbon, and hydrocarbons. Preliminary calculations of methane conversion, as a result of the conducted studies, showed a hydrogen selectivity of 4–5%. The developed installation and the applied method are under modernization at the present time.
- plasma,
- methane,
- microwave discharge,
- pyrolysis,
- hydrogen,
- carbon
Citation: Mazhyn Skakov, Arman Miniyazov, Timur Tulenbergenov, Igor Sokolov, Gainiya Zhanbolatova, Assel Kaiyrbekova, Alina Agatanova. Hydrogen production by methane pyrolysis in the microwave discharge plasma[J]. AIMS Energy, 2024, 12(3): 548-560. doi: 10.3934/energy.2024026

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We present the preliminary results of experimental studies on hydrogen production through methane pyrolysis. Based on the analytical review, the technology of methane pyrolysis in the plasma of a microwave discharge was chosen. To implement this method, an installation for applied research PM-6 was developed, and experimental data on the possibility of producing hydrogen was obtained. The methods of mass spectrometry and optical emission spectrometry were used to analyze the products of the methane decomposition reaction. It has been established that at a microwave forward power of 0.6 kW, plasma pyrolysis of methane occurs with the formation of hydrogen, carbon, and hydrocarbons. Preliminary calculations of methane conversion, as a result of the conducted studies, showed a hydrogen selectivity of 4–5%. The developed installation and the applied method are under modernization at the present time.

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