An experimental study on bio-ethanol steam reforming in a catalytic membrane reactor. Part II: Reaction pressure, sweep factor and WHSV effects

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3159-3164

  Iulianelli, A ^a   Liguori, S ^a   Longo, T ^a   Tosti, S ^b   Pinacci, P ^c   Basile, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

^c CESI RICERCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio ethanol mixture; CO free hydrogen production; Ethanol steam reforming; Pd Ag membrane reactor

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTORS; CO-CURRENT FLOW; CO-FREE HYDROGEN; CO-FREE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; CO-FREE HYDROGEN RECOVERY; COUNTER CURRENT; ETHANOL CONVERSION; ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FEED MOLAR RATIO; GAS FLOWRATE; GAS FLOWS; HYDROGEN RECOVERY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; OPERATING CONDITION; PD-AG MEMBRANE REACTOR; REACTION PRESSURE; REACTION SYSTEM; WEIGHT HOURLY SPACE VELOCITY;

AERODYNAMICS; BIOETHANOL; BIOREACTORS; ETHANOL; FLOW OF GASES; GAS PRODUCERS; MEMBRANES; MIXTURES; PALLADIUM; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REFORMING REACTIONS; SILVER; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 77951090379     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.11.034     Document Type: Article

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