Investigation of principal reactive pathways in CO2 plasmas by numerical techniques

A resource-efficient Europe is the flagship initiative of the Europe 2020 strategy, with the CO2 emissions control as its backbone activity. Within this framework, the main idea of this study is to investigate a novel approach that aims to convert biogas into chemicals and fuels. Central in the approach, is the use of a plasma to store energy in chemical bonds. This thesis presents a study on principal pathways in a CO2 plasma and a first application of numerical reduction techniques to reduce the chemistry.