Experimental and theoretical investigation of diffusion processes in a membrane anaerobic reactor for bio-hydrogen production

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5301-5311

  Zheng, Hang ^a   O'Sullivan, Cathryn ^a   Mereddy, Ram ^a   Zeng, Raymond J ^a   Duke, Mikel ^b   Clarke, William P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetate oxidation; Biohydrogen; Diffusion modeling; Membrane; Oversaturation

Indexed keywords

ACETATE OXIDATION; ALUMINA MEMBRANES; BIO-HYDROGEN; BIO-HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; DIFFUSION MODELING; DIFFUSION PROCESS; DIRECT CONTACT; DISSOLVED HYDROGEN; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; FLOWTHROUGH; HYDROGEN PERMEABILITY; LOW HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE ANAEROBIC REACTORS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MICROPROBE MEASUREMENTS; OVERSATURATION; OXIDATIVE PATHWAYS; PTFE MEMBRANES; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; DISSOLUTION; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR SIEVES; OXIDATION; SIEVES; SILICA; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 77955301931     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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