Catalytic reforming of natural gas for hydrogen production in a pilot fluidized-bed membrane reactor: Mapping of operating and feed conditions

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 10727-10736

  Mahecha Botero, Andrés ^a   Boyd, Tony ^b   Gulamhusein, Ali ^b   Grace, John R ^a,b   Lim, C Jim ^a,b   Shirasaki, Yoshinori ^c   Kurokawa, Hideto ^c   Yasuda, Isamu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Membrane Reactor Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

^c TOKYO GAS CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed membrane reactor; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Membranes; Natural gas; Steam methane reforming

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FLUIDIZED-BED MEMBRANE REFORMER; GAS FEED; HIGHER HYDROCARBONS; MEMBRANE AREA; MEMBRANE REACTOR; OPERATING CONDITION; PERMEATE PRESSURES; PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL; REACTOR PRESSURES; STEAM-REFORMING CONDITIONS;

BIOREACTORS; CATALYTIC REFORMING; FLUIDIZATION; GASES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MEMBRANES; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STEAM ENGINEERING;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 80051597042     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.05.178     Document Type: Article

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