Theoretical comparison of packed bed and fluidized bed membrane reactors for methane reforming

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 7142-7150

  Gallucci, Fausto ^a   Van Sintannaland, Martin ^a   Kuipers, J A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed; Heat and mass transfer limitations; Hydrogen production; Membrane reactors

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZED BED MEMBRANE REACTOR; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER LIMITATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER LIMITATION; MEMBRANE AREA; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE REACTORS; METHANE REFORMING; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THEORETICAL MODELS;

BIOREACTORS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS PRODUCERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; PACKED BEDS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 77954826477     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.02.050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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