Thermal Conversion of Methane to Acetylene

Fincke, James Russell ; Anderson, Raymond Paul ; Hyde, Timothy Allen ; Wright, Randy Ben ; Bewley, Randy Lee ; Haggard, Delon C ; Swank, William David

Idaho National Laboratory

关键词: Acetylene;    Methane;    Acetylene;    Dissociation;    Pyrolysis;   

DOI  :  10.2172/911480
RP-ID  :  INEEL/EXT-99-01378
RP-ID  :  DE-AC07-99ID-13727
RP-ID  :  911480

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report describes the experimental demonstration of a process for the direct thermal conversion of methane to acetylene. The process utilizes a thermal plasma heat source to dissociation products react to form a mixture of acetylene and hydrogen. The use of a supersonic expansion of the hot gas is investigated as a method of rapidly cooling (quenching) the product stream to prevent further reaction or thermal decomposition of the acetylene which can lower the overall efficiency of the process.