Hydrogen production from methanol through dielectric barrier discharge

The hydrogen fuel cell is a promising option as a future energy resource and the production of hydrogen is mainly depended on fossil fuels now.In this paper,methanol reforming to produce H2 through dielectric-barrier discharge(DBD)plasma reaction was studied.Effects of the power supply parameters,reactor parameters and process conditions on conversion of methanol and distribution of products were investigated.The best reaction conditions were following:input power(45 W),material of inner electrode(stainless steel),discharge gap(3.40 mm),length of reaction zone(90.00 mm),dielectric thickness(1.25 mm),and methanol content(37.65%).The highest conversion of methanol and the yield of H2 were 82.38%and 27.43%,respectively.