Reformer and membrane modules plant powered by a nuclear reactor or by a solar heated molten salts: Assessment of the design variables and production cost evaluation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 5326-5334

  De Falco, M ^c   Barba, D ^a   Cosenza, S ^b   Iaquaniello, G ^b   Marrelli, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b Technip KTI SpA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Methane steam reforming; Palladium membrane; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUSED SALTS; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS PLANTS; HELIUM; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; INERT GASES; NONMETALS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SALTS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

DESIGN VARIABLES; HEAVY HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN-SELECTIVE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE MODULES; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; MOLTEN SALTS; NUCLEAR-POWER STATIONS; PALLADIUM MEMBRANE; POST-COMBUSTION; PRODUCTION COSTS; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; REACTION HEAT; RETENTATE; STEAM REFORMING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 53449089984     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.05.113     Document Type: Article

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