Pressure effect in ethanol steam reforming via dense Pd-based membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 377, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 65-74

  Tosti, Silvano ^a   Fabbricino, Massimiliano ^b   Moriani, Andrea ^a   Agatiello, Giuseppe ^b   Scudieri, Carmela ^b   Borgognoni, Fabio ^a,c   Santucci, Alessia ^a,c  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethanol steam reforming; Membrane reactors modelling; Pd membrane reactors; Pure hydrogen; Reaction kinetics

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; FEED FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN PERMEABILITY; HYDROGEN RECOVERY; HYDROGEN SELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN YIELDS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE REACTORS MODELLING; MEMBRANE TUBES; MODEL ANALYSIS; MOLAR RATIO; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PD MEMBRANE REACTORS; PD-BASED MEMBRANE; PERMEATION TEST; PRESSURE RANGES; PURE HYDROGEN; REACTION PRESSURE; SHELL-SIDE; SIMULATION CODE; WALL THICKNESS; WATER/ETHANOL MIXTURES;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; BIOREACTORS; ETHANOL; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; KINETICS; MEMBRANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION RATES; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

STEAM REFORMING;

ALCOHOL; NANOTUBE; NITROGEN; PALLADIUM; RUTHENIUM; SILVER;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 79958030035     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.03.048     Document Type: Article

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