Fabrication and characteristics of cube-post microreactors for methanol steam reforming

Applied Energy

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 208-213

  Zeng, Dehuai ^a,b   Pan, Minqiang ^a   Wang, Liming ^a   Tang, Yong ^a,b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cube post reactor; Methanol steam reforming; Micro milling

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; GEOMETRY; METHANOL; MICROCHANNELS; MILLING (MACHINING); MILLING MACHINES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING;

ACUTE TRIANGLES; BURR FORMATION; CUBE-POST REACTOR; CUTTING DEPTH; CUTTING PARAMETERS; CUTTING SPEED; FEED-RATES; HIGH REACTION TEMPERATURES; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; MICRO CHANNEL PLATE; MICRO FUEL REFORMER; MICRO REACTOR; MICRO-MILLING; PLATE STRUCTURE; PLATE SURFACES; TWO PLATES;

STEAM REFORMING;

BIOREACTOR; CATALYST; METHANOL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 80053944121     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.08.024     Document Type: Article

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