Bifurcation and its implications for a novel autothermal circulating fluidized bed membrane reformer for the efficient pure hydrogen production

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 4287-4309

  Chen, Zhongxiang ^a   Elnashaie, Said S E H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autothermal reforming; Bifurcation; Circulating fluidized bed; Hydrocarbon; Hydrogen; Multiplicity

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FUEL CELLS; HYDROCARBONS; SEPARATION;

AUTOTHERMAL CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED MEMBRANE REFORMER (ACFBMR); HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; STATIC BIFURCATION BEHAVIOR (SBB);

HYDROGEN;

BIFURCATION; FLUIDIZED BED; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION;

EID: 18844441688     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.02.062     Document Type: Article

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