Study of the dry methane reforming process using a rotating gliding arc reactor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 31, 2014, Pages 17656-17670

  Wu, Angjian ^a   Yan, Jianhua ^a   Zhang, Hao ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a   Du, Changming ^b   Li, Xiaodong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon; Dry methane reforming (DMR); Optical emission spectroscopy; Rotating gliding arc (RGA)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON BLACK; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONS; LIGHT EMISSION; METHANE; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

DRY-METHANE REFORMING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON EXCITATION TEMPERATURE; GLIDING ARC; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPIES (OES); ROTATIONAL TEMPERATURE; SPECTROSCOPIC PARAMETERS; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84913557789     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.08.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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