Hydrogen production by methanol reforming in supercritical water: Suppression of methane formation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 4577-4585

  Gadhe, Jayant B ^a   Gupta, Ram B ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL REFORMING; STEAM-TO-CARBON RATIO; SUPERCRITICAL WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; METHANOL; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

HYDROGEN;

SUPERCRITICAL WATER;

EID: 22444432805     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie049268f     Document Type: Article

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