Coating of steam reforming catalysts in non-porous multi-channeled microreactors

Catalysis Today

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 11-15

  Conant, Travis ^a   Karim, Ayman ^a   Datye, Abhaya ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary number; Catalyst wall coating; Gas assisted fluid displacement; Methanol reforming; Microreactor; Reynolds number

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SLURRIES; STAINLESS STEEL;

CAPILLARY NUMBER; CATALYST WALL COATING; GAS-ASSISTED FLUID DISPLACEMENT; METHANOL REFORMING;

COATING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 34250893311     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2007.01.061     Document Type: Article

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