High vs. low temperature reforming for hydrogen production via microtechnology

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 4856-4865

  Stefanidis, Georgios D ^a,b   Vlachos, Dionisios G ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Hydrogen; Methane; Methanol; Microreactors; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LOW TEMPERATURE PRODUCTION; METHANE; METHANOL; STEAM REFORMING; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

AXIAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; EXCESS ENTHALPIES; LOW- TEMPERATURE PROCESS; LOW-TEMPERATURE REFORMING; METHANOL REFORMING; MICRO REACTOR; REFORMING PROCESS;

CATALYTIC REFORMING;

EID: 71549155663     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.07.029     Document Type: Article

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