Competition between homogeneous and plasma chemistry in methane conversion at high temperatures: A global kinetic and graph theory analysis

Key Points

• Methane conversion is influenced by both homogeneous reactions and plasma chemistry, highlighting their competition.
• A global kinetic analysis showed that high temperatures enhance plasma chemistry's role in methane conversion.
• Analysis based on graph theory provided insights into the reaction pathways involved in methane conversion.
• Findings suggest that optimizing these chemical processes may improve energy efficiency in industrial applications.