Temperature-staged methanation: An alternative method to purify hydrogen-rich fuel gas for PEFC

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 97-107

  Xu, Guangwen ^a,b   Chen, Xin ^a   Zhang, Zhan Guo ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Hydrogen purification; PROX; Ru catalyst; Selective CO methanation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; METHANATION; OXIDATION; PURIFICATION;

HYDROGEN PURIFICATION; PREFERENTIAL CO OXIDATION (PROX); RU CATALYST; SELECTIVE CO METHANATION;

GAS FUELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROLYTES; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUELS; METHANATION; OXIDATION; PURIFICATION;

EID: 33745684848     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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