Hydrogen Selectivity in the Steam Reforming of Alcohols

The previously proposed approach to the calculation of hydrogen selectivity in ethanol steam reforming is extended to the reforming of other alcohols. It is shown that the same formulas for the calculation of hydrogen selectivity can be applied to different alcohols. A general rule of thermodynamics of steam reforming of alcohols is found, which states that the equilibrium composition of the reaction mixture is completely the same for all alcohols at the same process temperature when using the same carbon content in the initial alcohol-water mixture.