Computational study of staged membrane reactor configurations for methane steam reforming. I. Optimization of stage lengths

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 248-258

  Caravella, Alessio ^a   Di Maio, Francesco Paolo ^a   Di Renzo, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalyst distribution; Hydrogen production; Staged membrane reactor; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOW; HYDROGEN RECOVERY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANE CONVERSIONS; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; PD-BASED MEMBRANE;

BIOREACTORS; CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; RECOVERY; STEAM REFORMING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 73549108561     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11961     Document Type: Article

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