Thermodynamic analysis of the cracking of hexane has been conducted by the Gibbs free energy minimization method and second law analysis of overall reactions. By-products have been divided into three groups of methane, alkynes and aromatics and their possible production paths have been discussed. Effect of operating conditions such as temperature and steam-to-hexane ratio on the cracking perfor...

Plasma reactors are interesting for gas-based chemical conversion but the fundamental relation between plasma chemistry and selected conditions remains poorly understood. Apparent kinetic parameters loss formation processes of individual components gas processes, can however be extracted by performing experiments in an extended residence time range (2–75 s) fitting composition to a first-order ...

We develop a semiempirical grey radiative model to quantify Titan's surface temperature as a function of pressure and composition of a nitrogen-methane-hydrogen atmosphere, solar flux and atmospheric haze. We then use this model, together with non-ideal gas-liquid equilibrium theory to investigate the behavior of the coupled surface-atmosphere system on Titan. We find that a volatile-rich Titan...

Abstract Plasma agriculture is a promising niche of interdisciplinary research where the physics, non-equilibrium gases meets surface chemistry and biological responses. Despite numerous scientific papers, interaction gaseous plasma with seeds not understood enough to make technique useful in practical agriculture. An obstacle an improper methodology adopted by different authors. In this paper,...