Nonmonotonic Behavior in Hydrogen Production from the Steam Reforming of Higher Hydrocarbons in a Circulating Fluidized Bed Membrane Reformer

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 6549-6558

  Chen, Zhongxiang ^a   Yan, Yibin ^a   Elnashaie, Said S E H ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; STEAM; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

NONMONOTONIC BEHAVIOR;

HYDROCARBONS;

HEPTANE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROGEN; NICKEL;

FLUIDIZED BED; HYDROCARBON; MEMBRANE; PERMEATION; REACTOR; SEPARATION; STEAM REFORMING;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; KINETICS; MODEL; PERFORMANCE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0344305527     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie021013j     Document Type: Article

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