Plasma-Triggered CH₄/NH₃ Coupling Reaction for Direct Synthesis of Liquid Nitrogen-Containing Organic Chemicals.

ABSTRACT: Nitrogen-containing organic chemicals such as amines, amides, nitriles, and hydrazones are crucial in chemical and medical industries. This paper reports a direct synthesis of N,N-dimethyl cyanamide [(CH₃)₂NCN] and amino acetonitrile (NH₂CH₂CN) through a methane/ammonia (CH₄/NH₃) coupling reaction triggered by dielectric barrier discharge plasma, with by-products of hydrazine, amines, and hydrazones. The influence of CH₄/NH₃ molar ratio, feedstock residence time, and specific energy input on the CH₄/NH₃ plasma coupling reaction has been investigated and discussed. Under the optimized conditions, the productivities of (CH₃)₂NCN and NH₂C

SUBMITTER: Yi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6645566 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature