Plasma reforming of bio-ethanol for hydrogen rich gas production

Applied Energy

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-79

  Du, ChangMing ^a   Mo, JianMin ^a   Tang, Jun ^a   Huang, DongWei ^a   Mo, ZhiXing ^a   Wang, QingKun ^a   Ma, ShiZhe ^a   Chen, ZhongJie ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethanol reforming; Hydrogen production; Laval nozzle; Non thermal arc

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MIXTURES; NITROGEN OXIDES; NOZZLES; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA TORCHES;

ETHANOL REFORMING; ETHANOL WATER MIXTURES; GAS-LIQUID SPRAYS; HYDROGEN-RICH GAS; LAVAL NOZZLES; NONTHERMAL; REACTION CHAMBERS; V-I CHARACTERISTIC;

ETHANOL;

ELECTRODE; ETHANOL; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; PLASMA;

EID: 84905658088     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.088     Document Type: Article

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