CH4

MFC

He AC power
MFC supply

O2
MFC

blow heater
Plasma
Reactor
GC
heating tape

Figure 1. Experimental setup

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 hydrotalcite CuO
malachite ZnO

oven dried
Intensity (a.u.)

after calcination

after reaction
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
o
2θ ( )
(a)

hydrotalcite CuO
malachite ZnO
Intensity (a.u.)

CZA

1%Pt/CZA

3%Ni/CZA

3%Fe/CZA

3%Y/CZA

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
o
2θ ( )
(b)

Figure 2. The XRD patterns of the catalyst (a) the XRD phases change of CZA at various
catalyst treatments (b) the uncalcined XRD pattern of CZA as function of various types of metal
loading.

2
(a)

(b)

3
 (c)

Zn
Cu

Cu

Al
Zn
Cu
Zn

(d)

Figure 3. (a-c) SEM surface picture of CZA (a-b) after calcinations (c) after 6 hours plasma
reaction (d) EDS elemental analysis

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 3.0

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.0 CZA
CZAi
0.5 CZAb
Catalyst loading: 0.5 gram
0.0
0 40 80 120 160 200
Time (minute)

Figure 4. Methanol increment selectivity and its stability as comparison between prepared CZA
catalyst and commercialized CZA catalysts.

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 30
Methanol selectivity (%)

25

20

15

10

0
blank 0.5 gram 1 gram 1.5 gram
Catalyst loading

Figure 5. Methanol selectivity as a function of catalyst loading.

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 50

45

40 CH4 conversion
CH3OH selectivity (%)
CH4 conversion or

35

30

25 CH3OH selectivity (CZA)

20

15

10
CH3OH selectivity (blank )
5

0
50 100 150 200
Power (Watt)

Figure 6. Effect of power supply on the conversion of methane and methanol selectivity

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Methanol selectivity (%)
30

25

20

15

10

0
blank CZA 1%Pt/CZA 3%Ni/ CZA 3%Fe/ CZA 3%Y/ CZA
Catalyst

Figure 7. Effect of various types of metal loading of CZA catalyst on the methanol selectivity