On the Reported Attempts to Radically Improve the Performance of the Steam Methane Reforming Reactor

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-186

  Adris, A M ^a,c   Pruden, B B ^a   Lim, C J ^b   Grace, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Chemical reactor configuration; Energy conservation; Reaction engineering; Steam methane reforming

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; METHANE;

CHEMICAL REACTOR CONFIGURATION; REACTION ENGINEERING; STEAM METHANE REFORMING REACTOR;

REFORMING REACTIONS;

EID: 0030123250     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450740202     Document Type: Article

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