Synthesis gas production by zinc oxide reaction with methane: Elimination of greenhouse gas emission from a metallurgical plant

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-363

  Ale Ebrahim, H ^a   Jamshidi, E ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas elimination; Methane; Online gas analysis; Synthesis gas; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS GAS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; ZINC OXIDE;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

METHANE;

EID: 0142026187     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00157-2     Document Type: Article

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