Journal
PLASMA CHEMISTRY AND PLASMA PROCESSING
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 267-279Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11090-010-9218-7
Keywords
Carbon black; Carbon nano-flakes; Thermal plasma; Reactor geometry; ICP torch; PEM fuel cell catalyst
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada
- FQNRT
- Plasma Quebec
- General Motors Canada
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Carbon black (CB) nanopowders were obtained by plasma decomposition of methane at various flow rates using inductively coupled thermal plasma torch system of 35 kW. Nitrogen was also introduced in some experiments along with the methane. Using a cylindrical shape reactor the obtained powders were composed mainly of spherical particles, non-uniform in terms of particles size with diameters between 30 and 150 nm. The shape and size of this reactor resulted in the presence of recirculation areas enabling the formation of large CB particles and other secondary volatile compounds. Changing the reactor to a conical geometry resulted in the production of CB powders showing a crystalline and flake-like morphology made of sheets having 6-16 graphitic planes. The conical shape avoids the presence of recirculation areas and promotes the formation of a uniform powder morphology throughout the reactor.
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