Wall coating of a CuO/ZnO/Al2O3 methanol steam reforming catalyst for micro-channel reformers

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 113-121

  Bravo, Jaime ^a   Karim, Ayman ^a   Conant, Travis ^a   Lopez, Gabriel P ^a   Datye, Abhaya ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Methanol; Microreactors; Reformers; Wall coating

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYSTS; COATINGS; COPPER OXIDES; FUEL CELLS; FUSED SILICA; METHANOL; QUARTZ; VISCOSITY;

CATALYTIC REACTION TESTS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES (PEM) FUEL CELLS; REACTIVE COATINGS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

FUEL CELL; MEMBRANE; METHANOL; STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 2542541256     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2004.01.011     Document Type: Article

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