A comparison of hydrogen and methanol production in a thermally coupled membrane reactor for co-current and counter-current flows

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 863-882

  Rahimpour, M R ^a   Pourazadi, E ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Co current and counter current reactors; Coupling exothermic and endothermic reactions; Dehydrogenation of cyclohexane; Hydrogen production; Methanol synthesis reactor

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; CO-CURRENT FLOW; CONCENTRIC TUBE; CONVENTIONAL REACTORS; COUNTER CURRENT; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOW; COUNTER-CURRENT REACTOR; EFFICIENT COUPLING; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; FIXED-BED REACTORS; FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES; HIGH-CONTENT; HYDROGEN CARRIERS; HYDROGEN YIELDS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOL CONVERSION; METHANOL PRODUCTION; METHANOL SYNTHESIS REACTOR; OPERATING VARIABLES; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; SELECTIVE MEMBRANES; SIMULATION RESULT;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYCLOHEXANE; DEHYDROGENATION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; PROFITABILITY; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

COUPLED CIRCUITS;

EID: 79960382509     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1744     Document Type: Article

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