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http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2010.24.8.032

Characteristics of Hydrogen Generation from Methanol and Ethanol using Cylindrical Barrier Discharge  

Park, Jae-Youn (경남대학교 전기공학과)
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Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers / v.24, no.8, 2010 , pp. 32-39 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hydrogen is sustainable energy without environment pollution. In this study, experiments and analysis of hydrogen generation from gases methanol and ethanol using cylindrical barrier discharge reactor was carried out. The discharge reactor to generate hydrogen molecules used in this work is one type of Non-thermal Plasma (NTP) reactors and neon-transformer as power source to make a plasma was used. Hydrogen concentrations were measured as parameters of applied voltage, concentrations of methanol and ethanol, and flow rates of carrier gases($N_2$). Hydrogen generation increased according to applied voltage and produced largely in case of methanol compared with ethanol. It is thought that the reason is deeply related with those different chemical structures. Energy yield of hydrogen generation in case of ethanol decreases according to increasing applied voltage, but that in case of methanol has a peak at applied voltage of 22[kV] and decreased. Specifically, hydrogen generation increased with increasing applied voltage, but low voltage was better, which is the best parameter in the aspects of energy efficiency.
Keywords
Barrier Discharge; Ethanol; Hydrogen Generation; Methanol;
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