Modelling of packed bed membrane reactors for autothermal production of ultrapure hydrogen

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1602-1616

  Tiemersma, T P ^a   Patil, C S ^a   Sint Annaland, M Van ^a   Kuipers, J A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autothermal operation; Chemical reactors; Hydrogen; Membranes; Modelling; Packed bed

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COOLING; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; METHANE; PACKED BEDS; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

AUTOTHERMAL OPERATION; MODELLING; MOMENTUM; PACKED BED;

HYDROGEN;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 30344455632     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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