AU2000277905A1 - Method and apparatus for plasma-catalytic conversion of fossil fuels into a hydrogen-rich gas - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for plasma-catalytic conversion of fossil fuels into a hydrogen-rich gas

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AU2000277905A1
AU2000277905A1 AU2000277905A AU7790500A AU2000277905A1 AU 2000277905 A1 AU2000277905 A1 AU 2000277905A1 AU 2000277905 A AU2000277905 A AU 2000277905A AU 7790500 A AU7790500 A AU 7790500A AU 2000277905 A1 AU2000277905 A1 AU 2000277905A1
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plasma
hydrogen
rich gas
fossil fuels
catalytic conversion
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Ricardo Blach Vizoso
Victor K. Jivotov
Boris Potapkin
Fateev Vladimir
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David Fuel Cell Components SL
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PCT/ES2000/000380 WO2002028771A1 (es) 2000-10-05 2000-10-05 Método y aparato para la conversión plasmacatalítica de combustibles fósiles en un gas rico en hidrógeno

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