Evolution of processes for synthesis gas production: Recent developments in an old technology

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1588-1597

  Reyes, Sebastián C ^a   Sinfelt, John H ^a   Feeley, Jennifer S ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; COKE; GAS ENGINEERING; OXIDATION; REFORMING REACTIONS;

GAS MIXTURES;

SYNTHESIS GAS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; COKE; HEXANE; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; WATER;

CARBON MONOXIDE; GAS-GAS MIXING; HYDROGEN; MIXTURE; SYNTHESIS GAS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COKING INDUSTRY; GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; OXIDATION; REACTOR; SYNTHESIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0037448971     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0206913     Document Type: Article

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