Steam reforming of methanol over a CuO/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst part II: A carbon membrane reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 5523-5530

  Sá, Sandra ^a   Sousa, José M ^a,b   Mendes, Adélio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon molecular sieve; Chemical reactors; Mathematical modelling; Membrane reactor; Methanol steam reforming; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVE; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; MOLECULAR SIEVES; SIEVES; STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 80052796907     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.06.074     Document Type: Article

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