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Plasma for Ethanol Reforming

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Hydrogen Generation from Ethanol using Plasma Reforming Technology

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Hydrogen, a kind of clean energy, offers a large amount of heat through combustion without any output of harmful gaseous pollutants or greenhouse gases. Therefore, hydrogen is thought to be very important for the energy industry in the near future. However, due to its inflammability and very low density, the transportation and storage of hydrogen are very important and need to be dealt with; these aspects have significantly limited the application of hydrogen energy. In order to settle these issues, convenient and safe ways of obtaining hydrogen have greatly attracted the interest of researchers. Currently, catalytic methods seem to be the most commonly-used way to produce hydrogen, which is still faced with many challenges. These methods often cost a lot, because noble metals are generally applied as catalyst content. Hence, poisoning and sintering problems are the issues that are hard to solve. Moreover, catalytic reforming systems often demand large spaces and a complex thermal control system. As another advanced technology, non-thermal plasma methods could be a promising candidate due to their non-equilibrium characteristics.

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Yan, J., Du, C. (2017). Plasma for Ethanol Reforming. In: Hydrogen Generation from Ethanol using Plasma Reforming Technology. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3659-0_1

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