Synthesis Gas Production from Natural Gas in a Fixed Bed Reactor with Reversed Flow

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 735-742

  De Groote, A M ^a   Froment, G F ^a   Kobylinski, Th ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methane conversion; Partial oxidation; Reversed flow; Synthesis gas production

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; NICKEL; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE;

FIXED BED REACTOR; INTERNAL DIFFUSIONAL LIMITATION; METHANE CONVERSION; ONE DIMENSIONAL REACTOR MODEL; PARTIAL OXIDATION; REVERSED FLOW; STEAM REFORMING REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCTION;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0030262568     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450740525     Document Type: Article

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