Publication detail
Plasma discharge in a methane nitrogen gas mixture
TÖRÖKOVÁ, L. WATSON, J. KRČMA, F. MASON, N.J. MATEJČÍK, Š.
Original Title
Plasma discharge in a methane nitrogen gas mixture
English Title
Plasma discharge in a methane nitrogen gas mixture
Type
conference paper
Language
en
Original Abstract
The formation of products produced in plasma discharge fed by a N2-CH4 gas mixture has been studied using a Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Acetylene, hydrogen cyanide, and acetonitrile were found to be the major products of such a discharge. Minor products detected were: ethane, ethene, cyanogens, propene, propane, propyne, propadiene, butenyene, butadiene, butadiyne, 2-propenenitrile, 2-propennitril, benzene, and toluene. Many of these compounds have either been seen or are predicted to be in Titan's atmosphere. These molecules could be precursors of more complex molecular structures that ultimately lead to the formation of tholins.
English abstract
The formation of products produced in plasma discharge fed by a N2-CH4 gas mixture has been studied using a Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Acetylene, hydrogen cyanide, and acetonitrile were found to be the major products of such a discharge. Minor products detected were: ethane, ethene, cyanogens, propene, propane, propyne, propadiene, butenyene, butadiene, butadiyne, 2-propenenitrile, 2-propennitril, benzene, and toluene. Many of these compounds have either been seen or are predicted to be in Titan's atmosphere. These molecules could be precursors of more complex molecular structures that ultimately lead to the formation of tholins.
Keywords
nitrogen-methane mixture, gliding arc, Titan atmosphere
RIV year
2012
Released
15.10.2012
Location
Brno
ISBN
978-80-210-5979-5
Book
Potential and Applications of Surface Nanotreatment of Polymers and Glass - Book of Abstracts
Pages from
109
Pages to
110
Pages count
2
BibTex
@inproceedings{BUT96891,
author="Lucie {Töröková} and František {Krčma}",
title="Plasma discharge in a methane nitrogen gas mixture",
annote="The formation of products produced in plasma discharge fed by a N2-CH4 gas mixture has been studied using a Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Acetylene, hydrogen cyanide, and acetonitrile were found to be the major products of such a discharge. Minor products detected were: ethane, ethene, cyanogens, propene, propane, propyne, propadiene, butenyene, butadiene, butadiyne, 2-propenenitrile, 2-propennitril, benzene, and toluene. Many of these compounds have either been seen or are predicted to be in Titan's atmosphere. These molecules could be precursors of more complex molecular structures that ultimately lead to the formation of tholins.",
booktitle="Potential and Applications of Surface Nanotreatment of Polymers and Glass - Book of Abstracts",
chapter="96891",
howpublished="print",
year="2012",
month="october",
pages="109--110",
type="conference paper"
}