Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.82, No.1, 131-137, 2004
The impact of a dielectric barrier discharge on the catalytic oxidation of methane over Ni-containing catalyst
Methane oxidation with air was studied over a Ni-containing catalyst in a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) at temperatures above 625 K. The DBD increases the methane conversion and shifts the process towards partial oxidation. This effect is related to a catalyst heating by the discharge.