WO WO2026170155A1
Described are methods of selectively producing a target carbon-containing product from a methane-containing gas, the method including: (a) forming a non-thermal plasma in the presence of the methane-containing gas and a metal catalyst, (i) wherein the methane-containing gas has a gas temperature, (ii) wherein the metal catalyst has a surface temperature, and (iii) wherein the non-thermal plasma produces vibrationally excited methane having a methane vibrational temperature, and that dissociatively adsorbs on the metal catalyst; (b) adjusting the gas temperature, adjusting the surface temperature of the metal catalyst, adjusting the methane vibrational temperature, and/or selecting a different metal catalyst; thereby producing hydrogen gas and the target carbon-containing product, wherein the target carbon-containing product is produced in a greater amount than non-target carbon-containing products. Devices for performing the described methods are also disclosed.
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