A C 1 microkinetic model for methane conversion to syngas on Rh/Al 20 3

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 993-1008

  Maestri, Matteo ^a,b   Vlachos, Dionisios G ^a   Beretta, Alessandra ^b   Groppi, Gianpiero ^b   Tronconi, Enrico ^b  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Catalytic partial oxidation; Dry reforming; Methane; Microkinetic modeling; Parameter refinement; Rh; Steam reforming; Uncertainty analysis; Water gas shift

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; CATALYTIC PARTIAL OXIDATION; DRY REFORMING; MICROKINETIC MODELING; PARAMETER REFINEMENT; RH; STEAM REFORMING; WATER-GAS SHIFT;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; FORECASTING; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; HYDROGEN; KINETIC THEORY; METHANE; OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS; REFORMING REACTIONS; REVERSE COMBUSTION; RHODIUM; SMOKE; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WATER ANALYSIS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 65149103221     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11767     Document Type: Article

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