DIAGNOSTICS OF ETHANOL CONVERSION PRODUCTS WITH THE USE IR ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
Molar fractions of optically active components in ethanol conversion products in nonequilibrium glow discharge plasma at atmospheric pressure were identified by using infrared absorption spectroscopy. It is shown that, taking into account the conservation of a number of atoms at the inlet and outlet of the plasma reactor, it is possible to determine the molar fractions of IR-inactive H <sub>2</sub>, N <sub>2</sub>, and O <sub>2</sub>. The concentration of hydrogen in the conversion products was additionally controlled by a developed device based on the passage of hydrogen through a palladium membrane.