Hydrogen production for fuel cell application in an autothermal micro-channel reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 133-141

  Reuse, Pierre ^a   Renken, Albert ^a   Haas Santo, Katja ^b   Görke, Oliver ^b   Schubert, Klaus ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autothermal; Coupling; Hydrogen; Micro structured reactor

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROGEN; OXIDATION;

STEAM REFORMING; TOTAL OXIDATION;

FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELL; METHANOL; OXIDATION; REACTOR; STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 2542430445     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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