Direct conversion of methane to value-added chemicals over heterogeneous catalysts: challenges and prospects

P Schwach, X Pan, X Bao - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The quest for an efficient process to convert methane efficiently to fuels and high value-
added chemicals such as olefins and aromatics is motivated by their increasing demands …

Flexible energy conversion and storage via high-temperature gas-phase reactions: The piston engine as a polygeneration reactor

B Atakan, SA Kaiser, J Herzler, S Porras… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Piston engines are typically considered devices converting chemical energy into mechanical
power via internal combustion. But more generally, their ability to provide high-pressure and …

Experimental study of the methane/hydrogen/ammonia and ethylene/ammonia oxidation: Multi-parameter measurements using a shock tube combined with laser …

D Zheng, D He, Y Du, J Li, M Zhang, Y Ding… - Combustion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) is a promising hydrogen carrier and carbon-free fuel, which can be
synthesized using renewable energy and has attracted increasing attention from both …

Plug-flow reactor and shock-tube study of the oxidation of very fuel-rich natural gas/DME/O2 mixtures

D Kaczmarek, J Herzler, S Porras, S Shaqiri… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A polygeneration process with the ability to provide work, heat, and useful chemicals
according to the specific demand is a promising alternative to traditional energy conversion …

Shock-tube study of methane pyrolysis in the context of energy-storage processes

D Nativel, B Shu, J Herzler, M Fikri, C Schulz - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - Elsevier
The thermal decomposition of methane (10 mol% in inert gases) was investigated behind
reflected shock waves. Product spectra were measured via GC/MS after reactions with initial …

Mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy measurements and model improvements during the oxidation of ammonia/ethanol and ammonia/diethyl ether blends in a shock …

D Zheng, D He, Y Du, M Zhang, J Li, Y Ding, Z Peng - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Blending ammonia with highly active fuels (hydrogen, hydrocarbons, oxygenated
hydrocarbons, etc.) has been identified as an efficient way to improve the mixture's reactivity …

Exploration on laminar flame propagation of biogas and DME mixtures up to 10 atm: Insight into effects of DME co-firing, CO2 addition and pressure

Z Xi, J Zhang, W Li, Z Liu, X Shi, T Lian, S Han, Y Li - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Biogas (BG) is an important renewable fuel from biomass feedstock with methane and
carbon dioxide (CO 2) as the main components. Its low fuel reactivity and flame stability …

Simultaneous measurements of temperature, CO, and CO2 time-history in reacting n-heptane/O2/argon mixtures blended with diethyl ether behind reflected shock …

D Zheng, D He, QD Wang, Y Ding, Z Peng - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
The temperature, CO, and CO 2 time-histories for the fuel-rich (equivalence ratio ϕ= 1.2 and
2.0) oxidation of n-heptane/diethyl ether/O 2/argon mixtures were measured simultaneously …

Monitoring formaldehyde in a shock tube with a fast dual-comb spectrometer operating in the spectral range of 1740–1790 cm–1

P Fjodorow, P Allmendinger, R Horvath, J Herzler… - Applied Physics B, 2020 - Springer
A dual-frequency-comb spectrometer based on two quantum-cascade lasers is applied to
kinetics studies of formaldehyde (HCHO) in a shock tube. Multispectral absorption …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-line SiO fluorescence imaging in the flame synthesis of silica nanoparticles from SiCl4

A El Moussawi, T Endres, S Peukert, S Zabeti… - Combustion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Flame synthesis is a powerful and scalable method for generating nanoparticles for a wide
range of applications. The chemical interaction of the flame and the precursor combined with …