Experimental study of steam reforming of methane in a thin (6 μM) Pd-based membrane reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1454-1465

  Tong, Jianhua ^a,b   Matsumura, Yasuyuki ^a,b   Suda, Hiroyuki ^b   Haraya, Kenji ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR THE EARTH   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHANE; PALLADIUM; REACTION KINETICS; STAINLESS STEEL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; GAS FLUX; PERMEATION FLUX; STEAM REFORMING;

REFORMING REACTIONS;

HYDROGEN; METHANE; PALLADIUM; STAINLESS STEEL;

MEMBRANE; METHANE; REACTOR;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; GAS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 14344250169     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie049115s     Document Type: Article

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