Ethanol steam reforming heated up by molten salt CSP: Reactor assessment

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3463-3471

  De Falco, Marcello ^a   Gallucci, Fausto ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IMPACT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethanol reforming; Hydrogen; Modelling; Molten salt; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ETHANOL CONVERSION; ETHANOL REFORMING; ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; HEAT CARRIERS; HEAT INTEGRATION; HYBRID PLANTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PROCESS; MODELLING; MOLTEN SALT; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; REACTOR DESIGNS; STEAM-TO-CARBON RATIO; STREAM TEMPERATURES;

COMPUTER OPERATING PROCEDURES; ETHANOL; FUSED SALTS; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 77950297811     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.01.113     Document Type: Article

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