Production of ultrapure hydrogen via utilizing fluidization concept from coupling of methanol and benzene synthesis in a hydrogen-permselective membrane reactor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 6616-6627

  Rahimpour, M R ^a   Bayat, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Coupling reactor; Fluidized bed reactor; Hydrogen production; Methanol synthesis; Pd Ag membrane

Indexed keywords

CO-CURRENT FLOW; FIXED-BED; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; FLUIDIZED-BED REACTOR; HETEROGENEOUS MODELS; HYDROGEN RECOVERY; IDENTICAL PROCESS; INTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOL REACTORS; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; METHANOL SYNTHESIS REACTORS; PD/AG MEMBRANE; PHASE THEORY; RADIAL GRADIENT; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; SELECTIVE PERMEATION; SIMULATION RESULT; SWEEP GAS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; DEHYDROGENATION REACTORS; HYDROGEN-PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; PD/AG MEMBRANES; THERMALLY COUPLED MEMBRANE REACTORS;

BENZENE; BIOREACTORS; DEHYDROGENATION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; PERMEATION; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; SUPERSATURATION; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; MASS TRANSFER;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 79955688947     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.02.095     Document Type: Article

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