Plasma Synthesis of Carbon Disulfide from Methane and Hydrogen Sulfide

Key Points

• The research aims to explore the plasmachemical synthesis process of carbon disulfide using methane and hydrogen sulfide as feedstock.
• Thermodynamic estimation methodologies are applied to evaluate the synthesis process.
• Energy input requirements and plasma enthalpy calculations are performed based on specific reagent flow rates.
• The synthesis requires an energy input of 52.6 MJ/kg for carbon disulfide production.
• The conversion of reagents needs 6.23 MJ/kg of the mixture.
• Calculated plasma enthalpy is found to be 3.2 MJ/kg.