On the possibility of plasma chemical conversion of hydrogen chloride

Аннотация

The possibility of plasma chemical conversion of hydrogen chloride was explored. It was shown that, for the typical conditions of atmospheric pressure discharges, the use of pure HCl as the plasma-forming gas does not provide the conversion degrees higher than 4%. It was found that high (>95%) HCl conversion degrees, as well as maximum yields of Cl₂ may be obtained in HCl-O₂ mixtures due to the plasma-assisted oxidative decomposition of the reactant. The optimal process conditions in terms of the electron density and feed gas composition were determined.