A kinetic model for H 2 production by plasmolysis of water vapours at atmospheric pressure in a dielectric barrier discharge microchannel reactor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 17678-17690

  Rehman, Fahad ^a   Lozano Parada, Jaime H ^a   Zimmerman, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Kinetic modelling; Plasma microreactors; Water vapour plasmolysis

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; DISSOCIATION REACTIONS; DISSOCIATIVE ATTACHMENT; DISSOCIATIVE EXCITATIONS; ELECTRON DETACHMENTS; KINETIC MODELLING; KINETIC MODELS; KINETIC STEPS; MICRO CHANNEL REACTORS; MICRO REACTOR; MICRO-PLASMAS; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PLASMOLYSIS; PRIMARY REACTION; PURE WATER; RECOMBINATION REACTIONS; STEADY STATE CONCENTRATION; TIME-SCALES; WATER DISSOCIATION; WATER VAPOUR;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IONIZATION; KINETIC THEORY; PHOTODISSOCIATION; PLASMAS; TIME MEASUREMENT; VAPORS;

KINETICS;

EID: 84868203485     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.08.113     Document Type: Article

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