Investigation of methane-steam reforming in fluidized bed membrane reactors

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-258

  Abashar, M E E ^a   Alhumaizi, K I ^a   Adris, A M ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Membrane Reactor Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed membrane reactors; High flux membranes; Mathematical modelling; Methane steam reforming

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFORMING REACTIONS; STEAM;

STEAM REFORMING;

METHANE;

FLUIDIZED BED; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; METHANE; MODELING; REACTOR; STEAM;

EID: 0037289701     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387603762878719     Document Type: Article

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