Hydrogen for fuel cells from ethanol by steam-reforming, partial-oxidation and combined auto-thermal reforming: A thermodynamic analysis

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1293-1304

  Rabenstein, Gerd ^a   Hacker, Viktor ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alternative fuel; Ethanol; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Reforming; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COKE; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; GAS TURBINES; HYDROGEN; METHANE; NONMETALS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STEAM; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER CONTENT;

CARBON MONOXIDE FORMATIONS; COKE FORMATIONS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURES; ENERGY DEMANDS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; HYDROGEN FOR FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN YIELDS; INCREASED TEMPERATURES; LOW TEMPERATURES; NITROGEN DILUTIONS; REFORMING; REFORMING PROCESSES; SHIFT REACTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 56049121419     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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