Abstract
The decomposition characteristics of an artificial biogas, which is a mixture of CH4, CO2 and H2S, using a low pressure DC glow discharge have been investigated. It is found that H2, CO, C2H2, H2O, CS2 and COS are produced from the artificial biogas in the glow discharge. About 65 % of hydrogen atoms in CH4 are converted into H2 at the input energy of 800 J, at which CH4 is completely decomposed, and the decomposition characteristics of the artificial biogas has little dependency on H2S additive. Farther, H2S has a tendency to be decomposed earlier than the other components of the artificial biogas. When the glow discharge is generated in the artificial biogas with H2S, some of carbon atoms are found to deposit on electrodes and the wall of a discharge chamber.
