Use of bioethanol for sustainable electrical energy production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 7041-7050

  Hernández, Liliana ^a   Kafarov, Viatcheslav ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD INDUSTRIAL DE SANTANDER   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Electrical energy production and process integration; Hydrogen from bioethanol; Solid oxide fuel cells; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CHANGES; EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTRICAL ENERGY PRODUCTION AND PROCESS INTEGRATION; ENERGY CARRIERS; INTEGRATED PROCESS; POWER CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

CELL MEMBRANES; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; REACTION KINETICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOETHANOL;

EID: 69049104528     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.07.089     Document Type: Article

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