Hydrogen production from ethanol decomposition by two microwave atmospheric pressure plasma sources: Surfatron and TIAGO torch

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 145-157

  Rincón, Rocío ^a   Jiménez, Margarita ^a   Muñoz, José ^a   Sáez, Manuel ^a   Calzada, María Dolores ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Emission spectroscopy; Ethanol; Hydrogen; Mass spectrometry; Plasma; Torch

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE PLASMA SOURCE; DECOMPOSITION PROCESS; ETHANOL DECOMPOSITION; MOLECULAR HYDROGEN; TORCH;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; PLASMA SOURCES; PLASMAS;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 84891847458     PISSN: 02724324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11090-013-9502-4     Document Type: Article

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