Thermoneutral tri-reforming of flue gases from coal- and gas-fired power stations

Catalysis Today

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 170-178

  Halmann, M ^a   Steinfeld, A ^b,c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Coal; Exergy; Flue gases; Fuel saving; Gasification; Greenhouse gas; Hydrogen; Methane; Methanol; Natural gas; Power stations; Reforming; Syngas; Thermoneutral; Urea

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL GASIFICATION; EXERGY; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS;

FUEL SAVING; POWER STATIONS; REFORMING; SYNGAS; THERMONEUTRAL;

FLUE GASES;

EID: 33646776043     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2006.02.064     Document Type: Article

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