PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN

摘要

Hydrogen is generated from hydrocarbon fuel by a reforming reaction in a reactor (11) in which gaseous hydrocarbon and reforming reaction agents are subjected to the formation of a plasma having an electric field strength within the plasma exceeding 10,000 volts per centimetre, preferably at least 20,000 volts/cm, more preferably at least 40,000 volts/cm or even 80,000 volts/cm. The apparatus has electrodes (14, 15, 16) and dielectric material (22-27), the configuration of which allows for plasma having the electric field strength defined above.