Hydrogen production by steam-gasification of petroleum coke using concentrated solar power - I. Thermodynamic and kinetic analyses

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 605-618

  Trommer, D ^a   Noembrini, F ^a   Fasciana, M ^a   Rodriguez, D ^b   Morales, A ^b   Romero, M ^c   Steinfeld, A ^a,d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^c CIEMAT   (Spain)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coke; Fluidized bed; Gasification; Hydrogen; Petroleum; Solar; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASIFICATION; GRAPHITE; HEAT RADIATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PETROLEUM COKE; RATE CONSTANTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; STEAM; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SOLAR; SOLAR HYDROGEN; SYNGAS;

HYDROGEN;

EID: 13844316086     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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