Monoliths as suitable catalysts for reverse-flow combustors: Modeling and experimental validation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3162-3173

  Marín, Pablo ^a   Ordóñez, Salvador ^a   Díez, Fernando V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Lean hydrocarbon air mixtures; Methane combustion; Structured catalyst; Unsteady state processes

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; LEAN HYDROCARBON-AIR MIXTURES; METHANE COMBUSTION; STRUCTURED CATALYST; UNSTEADY STATE;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMBUSTORS; METHANATION; METHANE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

REVERSE COMBUSTION;

EID: 78349250551     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12215     Document Type: Article

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