Low-level CO in hydrogen-rich gas supplied by a methanol processor for PEMFCs

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 5095-5106

  Chen, Cheng Chun ^a,b   Jeng, Ming Shan ^a   Leu, Chih Hsing ^a   Yang, Chang Chung ^a   Lin, Yu Li ^a   King, Shun Chih ^a   Wu, Shu Yii ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Catalytic combustion; Fuel; Hydrogen; Methanol reforming; Reaction engineering

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; CATALYTIC COMBUSTORS; CO CONCENTRATIONS; CU/ZNO/AL; ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY; FEED FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN GAS; HYDROGEN-RICH GAS; METHANOL REFORMING; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; ONLINE SUPPLIES; OPERATION TEMPERATURE; POWER OUT PUT; PREFERENTIAL OXIDATION REACTORS; REACTION ENGINEERING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STABLE OPERATION; STEAM REFORMER;

CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC REFORMING; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 80051905928     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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