Microreactor modeling for hydrogen production from ammonia decomposition on ruthenium

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2986-2999

  Deshmukh, S R ^a   Mhadeshwar, A B ^a   Vlachos, D G ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDROGEN; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RUTHENIUM;

AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION; MICROREACTORS;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; HYDROGEN; RUTHENIUM;

AMMONIA; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; DECOMPOSITION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; KINETICS; MODEL; PRESSURE; REACTOR;

EID: 2642548260     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie030557y     Document Type: Article

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