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Abstract

The invention relates to a device (1) for plasma-induced decomposition of alkanes, particularly of methane, into carbon and hydrogen, comprising:

a cyclone separator (2) comprising a process chamber (3) extending about a vertical axis (H) and comprising at least one gas inlet (4) designed such that introduced alkane-containing gas circulates about the vertical axis (H) of the process chamber (3), as well asa plasma device (5) formed such that alkane contained in the alkane-containing gas is decomposed in a plasma region (6) of the process chamber (3) by means of plasma (7) into a gas comprising carbon and hydrogen, so that resublimation of the carbon to carbon particles is achieved,wherein the carbon particles are separable from the gas by means of the cyclone separator (2) and the plasma region (6) is located exclusively off the vertical axis (H).

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