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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 24, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24086899
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CO2 splitting; dissociation; plasma jets; coaxial plasma gun
The splitting of CO2 was studied in a pulsed plasma discharge produced in a coaxial gun. Spectroscopic measurements were carried out, and evidence of CO2 dissociation into oxygen and CO was found. The increased discharge current led to more intense spectra lines and the presence of new oxygen lines, indicating more dissociation channels. Possible applications include oxygen production in future Mars missions.
The splitting of CO2 was studied in a pulsed plasma discharge produced in a coaxial gun at voltages between similar to 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 similar to 2.4 x 10(21) 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.
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