Demonstration plant for distributed production of hydrogen from steam reforming of methane

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 6 A, 2005, Pages 619-625

  Seris, E L C ^a   Abramowitz, G ^a   Johnston, A M ^b   Haynes, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Meggitt PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compact reactor; Hydrogen; Printed circuit heat exchanger; Printed circuit reactor; Process intensification; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN; METHANE; PRODUCTIVITY; STEAM;

CHEMICAL PROCESSING; FLUID PASSAGE; PRINTED CIRCUIT HEAT EXCHANGER (PCHE) TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY;

CHEMICAL PLANTS;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 22744437659     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.04353     Document Type: Article

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