Modeling the Kinetics of Nonoxidative Conversion of a Propane–Water Mixture in Dielectric-Barrier Discharge Plasma

This work continues a set of studies on the transformation of gaseous alkanes in dielectric-barrier discharge plasma in the presence of water. A model of the chemical kinetics of nonoxidative propane conversion is proposed; the results of calculations are in good agreement with experimental data. A comparative analysis of the kinetics and mechanism of methane and propane conversion has been performed, which confirms the main ideas advanced earlier on the reaction mechanism.