Theoretical and experimental analysis of methane steam reforming in a membrane reactor

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 698-706

  Madia, Giuseppe S ^a   Barbieri, Giuseppe ^a   Drioli, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Membrane reactor; Methane steam reforming; Non isothermal behaviour; Pd Ag membrane

Indexed keywords

FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOGENESIS; TEMPERATURE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; REACTOR;

EID: 0032704834     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450770411     Document Type: Article

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