Research Article

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

Table 3

Exergy destruction in all process stages.

TemperatureIrreversibility, kW
573 K773 K1173 K

Mixing2.982.982.98
Vaporization206.23206.23206.23
Heating113.67298.451040.99
Reforming201.72158.1012.04