On-board plasma-assisted conversion of heavy hydrocarbons into synthesis gas

Fuel

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1187-1192

  Gallagher, Michael J ^a   Geiger, Robert ^a   Polevich, Anatoliy ^a   Rabinovich, Alexander ^a   Gutsol, Alexander ^b   Fridman, Alexander ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Plasma; Syn gas

Indexed keywords

FUEL CONVERSION; GLIDING ARC; GLIDING ARC SYSTEMS; HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HYDROGEN PLASMAS; HYDROGEN YIELDS; METAL CATALYST; N-TETRADECANE; PARTIAL OXIDATIONS; REFORMING SYSTEMS; SYN-GAS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CAVITY RESONATORS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FUELS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SYNTHESIS GAS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 77949913949     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2009.11.039     Document Type: Article

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