Methanation of carbon dioxide by hydrogen reduction using the Sabatier process in microchannel reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1161-1170

  Brooks, Kriston P ^a   Hu, Jianli ^a   Zhu, Huayang ^b   Kee, Robert J ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

CO2 reduction; Microchannel reactor; Ru TiO2 catalyst; Sabatier process

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

MICROCHANNEL REACTORS; PLUG FLOW MODEL; SABATIER PROCESS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845902805     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.11.020     Document Type: Article

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