Non-Conventional Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Sources for Production of Hydrogen

The atmospheric pressure plasma sources with a coaxial geometry were used for generation of the radio frequency, microwave and pulsed dc plasmas inside water and aqueous solutions. Pulsed dc plasma generated in ethanol-water mixtures leads to production of the hydrogen-rich synthesis gas with hydrogen content up to 65 % The effect of various plasma generation regimes on the performance of plasma, on the hydrogen production efficiency and on the hydrogen-rich synthesis gas production was examined. A role of the composition of the ethanol-water mixture was investigated.