Rational design of hierarchically structured porous catalysts for autothermal reforming of methane

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2344-2351

  Wang, Gang ^a   Coppens, Marc Olivier ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fuel cell; Hydrogen production; Microstructure; Optimization; Pore networks

Indexed keywords

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING OF METHANE; AVERAGE DIAMETER; COMMERCIAL CATALYST; KNUDSEN DIFFUSION; MACRO-POROSITY; MACROPORE SIZE; MACROPORES; MACROPOROUS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MESO-PORES; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION; MULTICOMPONENTS; OPERATING CONDITION; OUTER SURFACE; PORE NETWORKS; PORE SURFACE; POROUS CATALYSTS; RATIONAL DESIGN; REACTION CONDITIONS; REVERSE REACTIONS; STEAM REFORMING; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TOTAL OXIDATION; WATER GAS SHIFT REACTIONS;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL SHIFT; DIFFUSION; FUEL CELLS; GAS PRODUCERS; METHANE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS; STEAM ENGINEERING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 77649189120     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.09.079     Document Type: Article

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