A novel integrated thermally coupled configuration for methane-steam reforming and hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2960-2968

  Aboosadi, Z Arab ^a   Rahimpour, M R ^a   Jahanmiri, A ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exothermic and endothermic reactions; Hydrogenation of nitrobenzene; Steam reforming of methane; Thermally coupled reactor

Indexed keywords

COUPLED REACTORS; CURRENT MODE; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; FEED TEMPERATURE; FIXED-BED; GAS PRODUCTIVITY; HIGH ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HYDROGEN YIELDS; HYDROGENATION REACTIONS; INLET TEMPERATURE; METHANE CONVERSIONS; MOLAR FLOW RATES; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; REFORMING PROCESS; SHELL-SIDE; SIMULATION RESULT; STEAM REFORMER; STEAM REFORMING OF METHANE;

ANILINE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COUPLED CIRCUITS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FURNACES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGENATION; INLET FLOW; METHANE; NITROBENZENE; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS GAS;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 79951575646     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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