Generating hydrogen-rich fuel-cell feeds from dimethyl ether (DME) using physical mixtures of a commercial Cu/Zn/Al2O3 catalyst and several solid-acid catalysts

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 291-300

  Semelsberger, Troy A ^a,c   Ott, Kevin C ^b   Borup, Rodney L ^a   Greene, Howard L ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidity; Alumina; Dimethyl ether; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Hydrolysis; Methanol; Steam reforming; Y; Zeolites; Zirconia; ZSM 5

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; CATALYSTS; ETHERS; HYDROLYSIS; METHANOL; MIXTURES; ZEOLITES; ZIRCONIA;

DIMETHYL ETHER; STEAM REFORMING; ZSM-5;

FUEL CELLS;

EID: 33646350521     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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