Development of a reaction mechanism for predicting hydrogen production from homogeneous decomposition of methane

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2936-2944

  Sinaki, Maryam Younessi ^a   Matida, Edgar A ^b   Hamdullahpur, Feridun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decomposition of methane; Hydrogen production; Kinetic model; Reaction mechanism

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION MECHANISM; DECOMPOSITION OF METHANE; ELEMENTARY REACTION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HOMOGENEOUS DECOMPOSITION; KINETIC MODELS; METHYL RADICAL; NEW MECHANISMS; PROPARGYL RADICAL; REACTION MECHANISM; RESIDENCE TIME; TEMPERATURE LEVEL;

BENZENE; KINETIC THEORY; METHANE; PYROLYSIS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 79951581708     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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