Plasma-assisted catalytic reforming of propane and an assessment of its applicability on vehicles

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 6280-6289

  Horng, Rong Fang ^a   Lai, Ming Pin ^b   Chang, Yuh Ping ^a   Yur, Jiahn Piring ^a   Hsieh, Shiu Feng ^a  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assisting and impeding combustion composition ratio; Plasma catalyst hybrid converter; Propane reforming

Indexed keywords

AIR MIXTURES; ASSISTING AND IMPEDING COMBUSTION COMPOSITION RATIO; CATALYTIC REFORMING; FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT; HYBRID CONVERTERS; HYDROCARBON FUEL; HYDROGEN-RICH GAS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PLASMA-CATALYST; PLASMA-CATALYST HYBRID CONVERTER; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; IONIZATION OF GASES; LAND VEHICLE PROPULSION; PLASMAS; POWER CONVERTERS; PROPANE; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

REFORMING REACTIONS;

EID: 67650759356     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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