Hydrogen production from methanol through dielectric barrier discharge

Autor: Haiying Bai, Shuanghui Hu, Baowei Wang, Yijun Lü, Xu Zhang
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering. 5:209-214
ISSN: 2095-0187
2095-0179
Popis: The hydrogen fuel cell is a promising option as a future energy resource and the production of hydrogen is mainly depended on fossil fuels now. In this paper, methanol reforming to produce H2 through dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reaction was studied. Effects of the power supply parameters, reactor parameters and process conditions on conversion of methanol and distribution of products were investigated. The best reaction conditions were following: input power (45 W), material of inner electrode (stainless steel), discharge gap (3.40 mm), length of reaction zone (90.00 mm), dielectric thickness (1.25 mm), and methanol content (37.65%). The highest conversion of methanol and the yield of H2 were 82.38% and 27.43%, respectively.
Databáze: OpenAIRE