The steam reforming of hydrous ethanol may be the next source of hydrogen for PEM fuel cells. A discussion of many methods of hydrogen production is presented. Experimentation with operational variables for ethanol steam reforming resulted in optimal conditions of T=500 degrees C, WHSV= 12 hr -1, and just higher than stoichiometric ratios of water to ethanol. WGSR and methane steam reforming on a Ni- based catalyst are also investigated. These data are used to postulate a plausible mechanism for hydrous ethanol steam reforming.

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Creator

• Beverage, Kevin Hartley
• Antonopoulos, Nicholas John

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01D295M

Advisor

• Datta, Ravindra
• Fishtik, Ilie

Year

• 2001

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright