Flow reversal reactor for the catalytic combustion of lean methane mixtures

Catalysis Today

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 59-69

  Salomons, S ^a   Hayes, R E ^a   Poirier, M ^b   Sapoundjiev, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Methane; Reverse flow

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC REACTORS; MIXTURES;

FLOW REVERSAL REACTORS;

METHANE;

EID: 0042925467     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5861(03)00216-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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