A novel configuration for hydrogen production from coupling of methanol and benzene synthesis in a hydrogen-permselective membrane reactor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5091-5107

  Khademi, M H ^a   Jahanmiri, A ^a   Rahimpour, M R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dehydrogenation of cyclohexane; Hydrogen production; Hydrogen permselective membrane; Methanol synthesis; Recuperative coupling

Indexed keywords

AUTO-THERMAL; CO-CURRENT FLOW; COUPLING ENERGIES; CURRENT MODE; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; FIXED BED; FIXED-BED REACTORS; HETEROGENEOUS MODELS; HYDROGEN RECOVERY; INLET TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; METHANOL REACTORS; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; MOLAR FLOW RATES; OPERATING VARIABLES; PROOF OF CONCEPT; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; RECUPERATIVE COUPLING; SAFE OPERATION; SELECTIVE PERMEATION; SIMULATION RESULT; SWEEP GAS; SWEEP GAS FLOW RATE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMODYNAMICS EQUILIBRIUM;

BENZENE; BIOREACTORS; COUPLED CIRCUITS; CYCLOHEXANE; DEHYDROGENATION; FLOW RATE; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; PERMEATION; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 67349162079     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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