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Hydrogen from Bioethanol

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The production of hydrogen from bioethanol has been considered an attractive way for exploring sustainable renewable energy sources, from an environmentally friendly point of view. Bioethanol consists of an aqueous solution containing 8–12 wt.% of ethanol, besides other by-products such as glycerol, acetaldehyde, diethyl ether, methanol, etc. (Ni et al. 2007; Iulianelli and Basile 2011).

Hydrogen production from ethanol is essentially carried out by steam reforming, according to the main reaction described by \( {\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_5\mathrm{O}\mathrm{H}+3{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\to 6{\mathrm{H}}_2+2{\mathrm{C}\mathrm{O}}_2,\Delta H\left(298 \mathrm{K}\right)=348 \mathrm{kJ}\cdotp {\mathrm{mol}}^{-1} \)

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Further Reading

  1. Curcio S (2011) Membranes for advanced biofuels production. In: Basile A, Nunes S (eds) Advanced membrane science and technology for sustainable energy and environmental applications. Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UKGoogle Scholar

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Chemistry Department, School of Life & Environment SciencesUniversity of Tras-os-Montes e Alto DouroVila Real CodexPortugal
  2. 2.LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy Chemical Engineering Department Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of Porto Rua Roberto FriasPortoPortugal