The fluidized-bed membrane reactor for steam methane reforming: Model verification and parametric study

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1609-1622

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SABIC R and D ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Fluidization; hydrogen; membranes; permeation; reactor modelling; reforming

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZED BEDS; MEMBRANES; PLUG FLOW; REACTORS;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NUMERICAL METHODS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEAM;

FLUIDIZED BED MEMBRANE REACTORS (FBMR); STEAM METHANE REFORMING (SMR);

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0030615997     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(96)00511-8     Document Type: Article

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