A solar powered microreactor for hydrogen production by methanol reforming

2008 Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2008

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 391-396

  Zimmerman, Raúl ^a   Morrison, Graham ^a   Rosengarten, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTANCE; EFFICIENT METHOD; ELECTRICAL HEATER; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; FAST RESPONSE; FLUID TEMPERATURES; HIGH POWER DENSITY; IN-SITU; INSULATION LAYERS; LOAD CHANGE; METHANOL REFORMING; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; MICRO-REACTOR; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PORTABLE ENERGY; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SAFETY PROBLEMS; SHORT WAVELENGTHS; SOLAR-POWERED; WATER-METHANOL MIXTURES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INFRARED RADIATION; METHANOL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); REFORMING REACTIONS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STEAM ENGINEERING; SUN; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 70349929192     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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