A gas-phase reactor powered by solar energy and ethanol for H2 production

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1270-1275

  Ampelli, Claudio ^a   Genovese, Chiara ^a   Passalacqua, Rosalba ^a   Perathoner, Siglinda ^a   Centi, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas phase operation; Nanocomposites; Photo reactors

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; FUEL CELLS; GASES; GOLD COMPOUNDS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METAL RECOVERY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SOLAR ENERGY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COPRODUCT; ENERGY VECTORS; ETHANOL DEHYDROGENATION; FUEL CELL DEVICES; FUTURE ENERGIES; GAS PHASE REACTORS; GAS-PHASE OPERATION; GAS-PHASES; H 2 PRODUCTION; PHOTO-REACTOR;

ETHANOL;

EID: 85168646408     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.04.013     Document Type: Article

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