Plasma Chamber in the Experimental Reactor Setup (IMAGE)

American Institute of Physics

Plasma Chamber in the Experimental Reactor Setup

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The plasma chamber in the experimental reactor setup, where 2-kilowatt microwave pulses are applied to a model stand-in for biomass, a recirculating carboxymethyl cellulose solution. Plasma induction in the material resulted in reduced viscosity, and the authors suspect it may break the polymer chain in lignocellulose.

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B. Honnorat, V. Brüser, and J.F. Kolb

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