Design of a methane processing system producing high-purity hydrogen

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 5516-5526

  Tan, Özgür ^a   Maşalaci, Emre ^a   Önsan, Z Ilsen ^a   Avci, Ahmet K ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autothermal reforming; Hydrogen; Methane; Partial oxidation; Reactor design

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; OXIDATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; CARBON MONOXIDE OXIDATION; FEED COMPOSITIONS; HIGH-PURITY; INDIRECT PARTIAL OXIDATION; MODELING AND SIMULATION; PARTIAL OXIDATION; POWER OUTPUTS; PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; REACTOR DESIGN; STEADY-STATE SIMULATIONS; WATER-GAS-SHIFT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 53449099882     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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