Staged-separation membrane reactor for steam methane reforming

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 452-459

  Li, Anwu ^a,b   Lim, C Jim ^a,b   Grace, John R ^a,b  

^a Membrane Reactor Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hydrogen; Membrane; Palladium; Reactor design; Staged separation; Steam methane reforming

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PALLADIUM; SEPARATION;

REACTOR DESIGN; STAGED-SEPARATION; STEAM METHANE REFORMING;

REFORMING REACTIONS;

HYDROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PALLADIUM; REFORMING REACTIONS; SEPARATION;

EID: 40749153487     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.06.024     Document Type: Article

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