Experimental investigation of a JP8 fuel processor: Autothermal reformer and CO-cleanup train

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1577-1587

  Barrai, Federico ^a   Castaldi, Marco J ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMERS; AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; CATALYST BEDS; CO CONCENTRATIONS; CO CONVERSION; CO REMOVAL; CONTROLLING MECHANISM; CRITICAL EFFECTS; DEEP OXIDATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUEL PROCESSORS; LIGHT-OFF BEHAVIOR; OPERATING REGIMES; PREFERENTIAL OXIDATION REACTORS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; REACTORS IN SERIES; SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCTION; WATER-GAS SHIFTS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; FUELS; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS GAS; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

REFORMING REACTIONS;

EID: 77649166497     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901735x     Document Type: Article

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