Optimal design and operation of a natural gas tri-reforming reactor for DME synthesis

Catalysis Today

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 261-267

  Cho, Wonjun ^a   Song, Taekyong ^a   Mitsos, Alexander ^b   McKinnon, J Thomas ^b,c   Ko, Glen H ^b   Tolsma, John E ^b   Denholm, Douglas ^b   Park, Taeshin ^b  

^a Korea Gas Corporation   (South Korea)

^b RES Group Inc   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimethyl ether; Dry reforming; Natural gas; Reactor modeling; Steam reforming; Syngas

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; ETHERS; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE INTERFACES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEAM ENGINEERING; SYNTHETIC FUELS;

DIMETHYL ETHER; DRY REFORMING; REACTOR MODELING; STEAM REFORMING; SYNGAS;

REFORMING REACTIONS;

EID: 57649107632     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2008.04.051     Document Type: Article

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