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Splitting CO2 in Intense Pulsed Plasma Jets
by Adrian Scurtu, Dorina Ticoş, Maria Luiza Mitu, Constantin Diplașu, Nicoleta Udrea and Cătălin Mihai Ticoș
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(8), 6899; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24086899 - 7 Apr 2023
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The splitting of CO2 was studied in a pulsed plasma discharge produced in a coaxial gun at voltages between ~1 and 2 kV and peak discharge currents of 7 to 14 kA. The plasma was ejected from the gun at a speed [...] Read more.
The splitting of CO2 was studied in a pulsed plasma discharge produced in a coaxial gun at voltages between ~1 and 2 kV and peak discharge currents of 7 to 14 kA. The plasma was ejected from the gun at a speed of a few km/s and had electron temperatures between 11 and 14 eV with peak electron densities ~2.4 × 1021 particles m−3. Spectroscopic measurements were carried out in the plasma plume produced at pressures between 1 and 5 Torr, and evidence of CO2 dissociation into oxygen and CO was found. An increased discharge current led to the observation of more intense spectra lines and the presence of new oxygen lines, which implies more dissociation channels. Several dissociation mechanisms are discussed, the main candidate being the splitting of the molecule by direct electron impact. Estimates of dissociation rates are made based on measured plasma parameters and interaction cross-sections available in the literature. A possible application of this technique is in future Mars missions where the coaxial plasma gun running in the atmosphere could be able to produce oxygen at a rate of the order of over 100 g per hour in a highly repetitive regime. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Plasma Application)
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