Modeling of fluidized bed membrane reactors for hydrogen production from steam methane reforming with Aspen Plus

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 4755-4762

  Ye, Genyin ^a   Xie, Donglai ^a   Qiao, Weiyan ^a   Grace, John R ^b   Lim, C Jim ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspen Plus; Fluidized bed membrane reactor; Hydrogen production; Model

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ASPEN PLUS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUIDIZED BED MEMBRANE REACTOR; FORTRAN; HYDROGEN PARTIAL PRESSURES; HYDROGEN PERMEATION; HYDROGEN SEPARATION; HYDROGEN YIELDS; IN-SITU; METHANE REACTION; MINIMUM FREE ENERGIES; MODEL PREDICTION; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTOR PRESSURES; SIEVERTS' LAW; STEAM METHANE REFORMING; STEAM-TO-CARBON RATIO;

BIOREACTORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FREE ENERGY; GAS PRODUCERS; MEMBRANES; METHANE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SEPARATORS; STEAM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 66949129442     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.03.047     Document Type: Article

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