Open AccessHydrogen Generation by Pulsed Gliding Arc Discharge Plasma with Sprays of Alcohol Solutions
Author(s) -
Radu Burlică,
KaiYuan Shih,
Bogdan Hnatiuc,
Bruce R. Locke
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
industrial and engineering chemistry research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.878
H-Index - 221
eISSN - 1520-5045
pISSN - 0888-5885
DOI - 10.1021/ie101920n
Subject(s) - nozzle , methanol , plasma , hydrogen , volumetric flow rate , yield (engineering) , electric arc , alcohol , chemistry , nonthermal plasma , specific energy , ethanol , arc (geometry) , analytical chemistry (journal) , materials science , chemical engineering , thermodynamics , chromatography , organic chemistry , metallurgy , electrode , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics , mathematics , engineering
The formation rates and energy yields of H2 formed from methanol, propanol, and ethanol solutions exposed to a nonthermal pulsed plasma-gliding arc reactor equipped with a spray nozzle were determined. The H2 energy yield formation was the highest with Ar carrier and pure methanol giving 176 ± 25% kW h at the highest liquid flow rate. This value is higher than other reported plasma technologies and within error of the energy yields for more conventional thermal reforming. Liquid droplets can enhance energy yield; however, the low chemical yields of H2 suggest the need for reactor operation with a recycle stream.
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