Research Article

Thermodynamic Analysis of the Hydrogen Production from Ethanol: First and Second Laws Approaches

Table 2

Reference state compositions and species standard exergy.

Chemical speciesComposition of the reference state (vol%)Standard chemical exergy (J mol−1)

H2O (g)6.0011710
H2O (l)3120
CO20.032920140
N273.40720.0
O219.703970
CH4836510
CO275430
H2238490
C2H6O (g)1370800
C2H6O (l)1364560

Total100%