A COMPARISON OF METHANE HYDRATE DECOMPOSITON USING RADIO FREQUENCY PLASMA AND MICROWAVE PLASMA METHODS

• Main Authors: Ismail, Rahim, Shinfuku, Nomura, Shinobu, Mukasa, Hiromichi, Toyota
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Begell House Inc. 2014
• Subjects: FAKULTAS TEKNIK; Pendidikan Teknik Otomotif; KARYA ILMIAH DOSEN; Methane hydrate
• Online Access: http://eprints.unm.ac.id/21558/; http://eprints.unm.ac.id/21558/2/A%20COMPARISON%20OF%20METHANE%20HYDRATE%20DECOMPOSITION%20%28Ismail_IHTC15-9897%29%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://eprints.unm.ac.id/21558/1/Prosiding%20Internasional-A%20Comparison%20of%20Methane.pdf; http://eprints.unm.ac.id/21558/3/Turnitin_IHTC-15.pdf; https://www.ihtcdigitallibrary.com/conferences/ihtc15,78f654c977a25f83,169355da0442cc56.html

Methane hydrate might create a great interest with regard to resource potential for its large occurrence and content of methane. In the present study, two methane hydrate decomposition methods using radio frequency wave (RF) and microwave (MW) plasma in-liquid is conducted to investigate the extent of how is the relationship between gas production rate and CH4 conversion ratio on producing hydrogen. The objective of this research is also to develop a process to use methane hydrate plasma decomposition to produce fuel gas. Thermal decomposition is dominant in methane conversion into hydrogen. With this method, the methane hydrate is broken down and collected as hydrogen gas, with the carbon content being solidified in the ocean floor. In practical application, since electrical power is needed for generating the plasma, the key is determining which renewable energy to incorporate into this system.