Natural gas based hydrogen production with zero carbon dioxide emissions

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 12853-12868

  Pena Lopez, Jorge A ^a   Manousiouthakis, Vasilios I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetically self sufficient; Formic acid; Hydrogen; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

ACID PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; COST RATIO; ENERGETICALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT; FLOWSHEET; HEAT AND POWER; HEAT PUMPS; MARKET PRICE; NATURAL GAS BASED; OPERATING LIMIT; OPERATING REVENUES; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION; PROCESS FLOW-SHEET; PROCESS NETWORKS; SUBNETWORKS; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOWCHARTING; FORMIC ACID; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; STEAM REFORMING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMOANALYSIS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 80052931201     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.07.061     Document Type: Article

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