Catalytic packed bed non-thermal plasma reactor for the extraction of hydrogen from hydrogen sulfide

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1280-1286

  Linga Reddy, E ^a,b   Karuppiah, J ^a,b   Biju, V M ^a   Subrahmanyam, Ch ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Effect of packing; Hydrogen; Hydrogen sulfide; Non thermal plasma

Indexed keywords

CARRIER GAS MOLECULES; CATALYTIC BEHAVIOUR; DISCHARGE GAPS; NON-THERMAL PLASMA REACTORS; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; PLASMA EXCITATION; SPECIFIC INPUT ENERGIES;

CATALYSIS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; PACKED BEDS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84880332183     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.2924     Document Type: Article

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