Novel circulating fluidized-bed membrane reformer for the efficient production of ultraclean fuels from hydrocarbons

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 41, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 6518-6527

  Prasad, Pradeep ^a   Elnashaie, Said S E H ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION; REFORMING REACTIONS;

STEAM REFORMING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON;

FLUIDIZED BED; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; MEMBRANE; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HEAT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; OXIDATION; REACTOR; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037065193     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0202928     Document Type: Article

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