Plasma chemical reactions in C2H2/N2, C2H4/N2, and C2H6/N2 gas mixtures of a laboratory dielectric barrier discharge

Abstract Plasma chemical reactions in C 2 H 2 /N 2 , C 2 H 4 /N 2 , and C 2 H 6 /N 2 gas mixtures have been studied by means of mass spectrometry at a medium pressure of 300 mbar in a laboratory dielectric barrier discharge. A major reaction scheme is production of larger hydrocarbons like C n H m with n up to 12 including formation of functional CN groups.