Fig. 3: MD simulation results of PTFE thermal plasma gasification process under oxygen atmosphere (O2/C ratio = 2.79, temperature = 3300 K).

A The evolution of products distribution with treatment time. B The main reaction pathways in (II)–(IV) stages. C Snapshots of MD trajectory frames at (a) 0 ps, (b) 54 ps, (c) 58 ps, (d) 75 ps, (e) 265 ps, (f) 1000 ps. The color codes for the atoms are red: C, violet: F, yellow: O.