Application of the generic fluidized-bed reactor model to the fluidized-bed membrane reactor process for steam methane reforming with oxygen input

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2736-2745

  Abba, Ibrahim A ^a   Grace, John R ^a   Bi, Hsiaotao T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

VOLUMETRIC FLOW;

FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS;

METHANE; OXYGEN;

FLUIDIZED BED; MEMBRANE; METHANE; MODEL; REACTOR; STEAM;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; FLOW; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATERIAL COATING; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MODEL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0038548296     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie020780f     Document Type: Article

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