Detailed characterization of various porous alumina-based catalyst coatings within microchannels and their testing for methanol steam reforming

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 721-729

  Zapf, R ^a   Becker Willinger, C ^c   Berresheim, K ^b   Bolz, H ^c   Gnaser, H ^b   Hessel, V ^a   Kolb, G ^a   Lob P ^a   Pannwitt, A K ^c   Ziogas, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^c INM LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEW MATERIALS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alumina; Catalysis; Methanol steam reforming; Microchannels; Washcoat

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; COATINGS; METHANOL; OXIDATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY;

MICROCHANNELS;

ALUMINA;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CATALYST; METHANOL; MICROCHANNEL; MICROSTRUCTURE; STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 0141638625     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387603322302887     Document Type: Article

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