Enhancement of simultaneous hydrogen production and methanol synthesis in thermally coupled double-membrane reactor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 284-298

  Rahimpour, M R ^a   Rahmani, F ^a   Bayat, M ^a   Pourazadi, E ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Methanol synthesis; Steady state heterogeneous model; Thermally coupled double membrane reactor

Indexed keywords

CO-CURRENT FLOW; CONVENTIONAL REACTORS; FIXED-BED; HETEROGENEOUS MODELS; IDENTICAL PROCESS; INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY; INNER TUBES; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOL PRODUCTION; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; OPERATING VARIABLES; PROOF OF CONCEPT; SAFE OPERATION; THERMALLY COUPLED DOUBLE-MEMBRANE REACTOR;

BENZENE; BIOREACTORS; CARBON MONOXIDE; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS GAS; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 79251622108     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.09.074     Document Type: Article

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