Efficient hydrogen production from ethanol and glycerol by vapour-phase reforming processes with new cobalt-based catalysts

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 3419-3423

  Pereira, Evandro Brum ^a,c   Ramírez de la Piscina, Pilar ^a   Homs, Narcís ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CATALONIA INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH IREC   (Spain)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biohydrogen production; Bulk cobalt based bimetallic catalysts; Ethanol steam reforming; Oxidative ethanol steam reforming; Oxidative glycerol steam reforming

Indexed keywords

BIO-HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; BULK COBALT-BASED BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS; ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; OXIDATIVE ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; OXIDATIVE GLYCEROL STEAM REFORMING;

COBALT; ETHANOL; GAS PRODUCERS; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SODIUM; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITRIC ACID; COBALT; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; RUTHENIUM; SODIUM;

ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CATALYST; COBALT; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DECOMPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR;

BIOFUELS; CATALYSIS; COBALT; ETHANOL; GASES; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN;

EID: 78650828342     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.021     Document Type: Article

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