Hydrogen production from solar thermal dissociation of methane in a high-temperature fluid-wall chemical reactor

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 490-498

  Abanades, Stéphane ^a   Flamant, Gilles ^a  

^a PROMES   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon black; Cracking; Hydrogen; Methane; Production; Solar reactor

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PYROLYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

HYDROGEN-RICH GAS; SOLAR REACTOR; SOLAR THERMAL DISSOCIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

CARBON BLACK; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; PYROLYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 37749008802     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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