Hydrogen production from ethanol via inorganic membrane reactors technology: A review

Catalysis Science and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 366-379

  Iulianelli, A ^a   Basile, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; EQUILIBRIUM CONVERSION; ETHANOL REFORMING; HYDROGEN RECOVERY; HYDROGEN SEPARATION; HYDROGEN YIELDS; INORGANIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE REACTOR; RENEWABLE SOURCES; SCIENTIFIC RESULTS; STATE OF THE ART;

BIOREACTORS; ETHANOL; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 79957565667     PISSN: 20444753     EISSN: 20444761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0cy00012d     Document Type: Review

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