Hydrogen production from partial oxidation of methane in a membrane reactor

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-288

  Cheng, Y S ^a   Pena M A ^b   Yeung, K L ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dual membrane reactor; Packed bed membrane reactor; Palladium membrane; Pd Ag membrane

Indexed keywords

CO PRODUCTIONS; DUAL MEMBRANE REACTOR; FEED MIXTURES; HYDROGEN PERMEANCES; HYDROGEN SELECTIVITIES; MEMBRANE FAILURES; PACKED-BED MEMBRANE REACTOR; PACKED-BED REACTORS; PALLADIUM MEMBRANE; PARTIAL OXIDATION OF METHANES; PD MEMBRANES; PD-AG MEMBRANE; POROUS MEMBRANES; RETENTATE; SELECTIVE PERMEATIONS;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PACKED BEDS; PALLADIUM; PERMEATION; SEPARATORS; SILVER; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 67349219414     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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