Kinetic modeling of autothermal reforming of dimethyl ether

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 9712-9719

  Creaser, Derek ^a   Nilsson, Marita ^b   Pettersson, Lars J ^b   Dawody, Jazaer ^c  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c PowerCell Sweden AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FEEDS; AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; CORDIERITE MONOLITH; DIMETHYL ETHERS; EXOTHERMIC OXIDATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GLOBAL KINETIC MODELS; HEAT TRANSPORT EFFECTS; HOT SPOT; KINETIC MODELING; KINETIC MODELS; OVERALL REACTIONS; OXIDATION REACTIONS; STEAM REFORMING; WATER ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ETHERS; FUELS; KINETIC THEORY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PALLADIUM; SILICATE MINERALS; STEAM ENGINEERING;

REFORMING REACTIONS;

EID: 77957994878     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie100834v     Document Type: Article

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