Energy and exergy analysis as tools for optimization of hydrogen production by glycerol autothermal reforming

Renewable Energy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 368-380

  Hajjaji, Noureddine ^a   Baccar, Ines ^a   Pons, Marie Noëlle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GABES   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Autothermal reforming; Design of experiments; Energy exergy assessment; Glycerol; Hydrogen

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; EXERGY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE;

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; CARBON MONOXIDE CONTENTS; ENERGY AND EXERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY-EXERGY ASSESSMENT; EXERGETIC PERFORMANCE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PROCESS; PARAMETRIC INVESTIGATIONS; REFORMING TEMPERATURES;

GLYCEROL;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84902355013     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.05.056     Document Type: Article

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