Simultaneous coke reduction with improved syngas production during propane steam reforming using forced co2 cycling

Chemical Product and Process Modeling

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Alenazey, Feraih S ^a   Dave, Chirag ^a   El Nashaie, Said S E H ^b   Susu, Alfred ^c   Adesina, Adesoji A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SINAI UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Catalyst regeneration; CO_{2< sub> utilisation; Hydrogen production; Periodic operation; Steam reforming}

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; CARBON DEPOSITION; CATALYST STABILITY; CO FORMATION; CYCLE PERIODS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GASIFYING AGENTS; GREEN PROCESS; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION; NI/AL2O3 CATALYST; PERIODIC OPERATION; PRODUCT YIELDS; PROPANE STEAM REFORMING; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; STEADY STATE PERFORMANCE; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; STEAM REFORMING; SYNGAS PRODUCTION; TO EFFECT;

CATALYSIS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYST POISONING; CATALYST REGENERATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS PRODUCERS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROCARBONS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; PROPANE; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 69949148354     PISSN: 19342659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1934-2659.1382     Document Type: Article

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