Hydrogen Production from Polymer Waste in a Gas-Flow Reactor

Abstract

We present a theoretical underpinning of technological and design requirements for a discharge device based on a high-voltage pulse-periodic discharge for the development of a reactor for plasma-chemical recycling of polymer waste into hydrogen and other valuable products. Geometrical parameters, gas flow velocity, power capacity of the discharge power supply, output, and the pulse repetition rate of the discharge device were determined. It was demonstrated that in order to reduce the energy needed for polymer waste recycling, the energy released at the mutual association of the dissociation products and their association with the reagent can be used for partial dissociation of the molecules of the processed materials.