Hydrogen production from banyan leaves using an atmospheric-pressure microwave plasma reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 161, Issue , 2014, Pages 304-309

  Lin, Yuan Chung ^a   Wu, Tzi Yi ^b   Jhang, Syu Ruei ^a   Yang, Po Ming ^a   Hsiao, Yi Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Banyan leaves; Biowaste; Hydrogen production; Microwave plasma; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PYROLYSIS;

BANYAN LEAVES; BIO-WASTE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVE PLASMA; MICROWAVE PLASMA REACTORS; MICROWAVE POWER LEVELS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED PYROLYSIS; WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTION (WGS);

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

HYDROGEN; WATER; BIOFUEL;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGEN; PLASMA; PYROLYSIS; SHRUB; WASTE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATOM; BANYAN LEAVE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE PLASMA REACTOR; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION STUDY; FICUS; RADIATION RESPONSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; FICUS; HYDROGEN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROWAVES; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84897943559     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.03.067     Document Type: Article

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