Solar-thermal dissociation of methane in a fluid-wall aerosol flow reactor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 725-736

  Dahl, Jaimee K ^a   Buechler, Karen J ^a   Weimer, Alan W ^a   Lewandowski, Allan ^b   Bingham, Carl ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol reactor; Amorphous carbon black; Hydrogen production; Methane dissociation; Solar power

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CARBON BLACK; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISSOCIATION; HYDROGEN; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY;

AEROSOL REACTOR; AMORPHOUS CARBON BLACK; HYDROGEN DISSOCIATION; METHANE DISSOCIATION;

METHANE;

EID: 0842308535     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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