Hydrogen production from methanol reforming in microwave "tornado"-type plasma

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 9145-9157

  Bundaleska, N ^a   Tsyganov, D ^a   Saavedra, R ^a   Tatarova, E ^a   Dias, F M ^a   Ferreira, C M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Methanol; Microwave plasma; Reforming; Vortex

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; GAS FLOW CONDITIONS; GAS THERMAL BALANCE EQUATION; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; METHANOL CONVERSION RATES; MICROWAVE PLASMA; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THEORETICAL MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LAMINAR FLOW; METHANOL; MICROWAVES; REFORMING REACTIONS; TORNADOES; VORTEX FLOW;

PLASMAS;

EID: 84879961914     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.05.016     Document Type: Article

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