Effect of upflow velocity and hydraulic retention time in anaerobic fluidized-bed reactors used for hydrogen production

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-36

  Dos Reis, Cristiane Marques ^a   Silva, Edson Luiz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fluidized bed reactor; Ethanol; Hydraulic retention time; Hydrogen production; Upflow velocity

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC FLUIDIZED-BED REACTOR; BEST VALUE; CARBON SOURCE; EXPANDED CLAY; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; HYDROGEN CONTENTS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; HYDROGEN YIELDS; LIMIT POINTS; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; MINIMUM FLUIDIZATION VELOCITY; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; SUPPORT MATERIALS; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; UPFLOW VELOCITY;

BIOGAS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ETHANOL; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GLUCOSE; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEN; SUPERSATURATION; VELOCITY; WASTEWATER;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 79960984402     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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