Fuel Oil Conversion in the Plasma Catalytic Mode, Stimulated by Microwave Radiation in the Presence of Nanosized Iron-Containing Systems.

Conversion of mixtures of fuel oil with iron-containing substrates (carbon adsorbent and lignin, both modified with 0.5 wt % Fe) to hydrocarbon products and hydrogen was studied. The use of microwave radiation in the presence of the above-indicated iron-containing substrates capable of its absorption with the generation of breakdown phenomena and plasma is a promising approach to rapid processing of stable organic compounds of petroleum and natural origin into hydrocarbon products used in organic synthesis and for production of fuel components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]