Simulation of methane conversion to syngas in a membrane reactor. Part II. Model predictions

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2501-2506

  Rui, Zebao ^a   Zhang, Ke ^a   Li, Yongdan ^a   Lin, Y S ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling and simulation; Non isothermal membrane reactor; Partial oxidation of methane; Syngas; Temperature runaway

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW RATE; ISOTHERMS; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION;

NON-ISOTHERMAL MEMBRANE REACTORS; PARTIAL OXIDATION; SPACE VELOCITY; SYNGAS; TEMPERATURE RUNAWAY;

METHANE;

EID: 43249087178     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.02.073     Document Type: Article

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