Review Article
Zeolites: Promised Materials for the Sustainable Production of Hydrogen
Table 2
Reaction network for the steam reforming of bioethanol.
| Reaction | Equation |
| Reforming with excess of water |
CH3CH2OH + 3H2O 2CO2 + 6H2 | Reforming with deficit of water | CH3CH2OH + H2O 2CO + 4H2 |
CH3CH2OH + 2H2 2CH4 + H2O | Dehydrogenation | CH3CH2OH C2H4O + H2 | Acetaldehyde decomposition | C2H4O CH4 + CO | Acetaldehyde reforming |
C2H4O + H2O 3H2 + 2CO | Dehydration | CH3CH2OH C2H4 + H2O | Coke formation |
C2H4 polymeric deposits (coke) | Decomposition | CH3CH2OH CO + CH4 + H2 | 2CH3CH2OH C3H6O + CO + 3H2 |
CH3CH2OH 0.5CO2 + 1.5 CH4 | Methanation | CO + 3H2 CH4 + H2O |
CO2 + 4H2 CH4 + 2H2O | Decomposition of methane |
CH4 2H2 + C | Boudouard reaction |
2CO CO2 + C | Water gas shift reaction | CO + H2O CO2 + H2 |
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