METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING A METHANE GAS TO A LIQUID FUEL

摘要

A method for converting a methane gas to liquid fuel forms a non-thermal plasma with radicals and directs the plasma over a catalyst to convert the radicals to higher hydrocarbons in liquid form. The method can be performed in a reactor (28) such as a microwave plasma reactor, or a pulsed corona discharge plasma reactor. A system (56) for performing the method includes a methane gas source (58), a reactant gas source (66), a reactor (28) and a catalyst (36).