Alumina foam catalyst supports for industrial steam reforming processes

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 303-312

  Faure, Raphaël ^a,c   Rossignol, Fabrice ^a   Chartier, Thierry ^a   Bonhomme, Claire ^a   Maître, Alexandre ^a   Etchegoyen, Grégory ^b   Del Gallo, Pascal ^c   Gary, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^b CTTC   (France)

^c AIR LIQUIDE   (France)

Author keywords

Alumina foam; Catalyst support; Porous; Shaping

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE CATALYSTS; ALUMINA FOAMS; CATALYSTS SUPPORT; CHARACTERISATION; CHEMICAL STRESS; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; POROUS; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SHAPING; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; STEAM REFORMING; THERMODYNAMIC STUDIES; WORKING CONDITIONS;

INDUSTRY; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SINTERED ALUMINA; SINTERING; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; STRESSES;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

EID: 78649452348     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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