Conventional and advanced exergoenvironmental analysis of a steam methane reforming reactor for hydrogen production

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 152-160

  Boyano, A ^a   Morosuk, T ^a   Blanco Marigorta, A M ^b   Tsatsaronis, G ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced exergetic analysis; Advanced exergoenvironmental analysis; Conventional exergetic analysis; Conventional exergoenvironmental analysis; Eco indicator 99; Hydrogen production; Life cycle assessment; Steam methane reforming process

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED EXERGOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; CONVENTIONAL EXERGOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ECO-INDICATOR 99; EXERGETIC ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; STEAM METHANE REFORMING PROCESS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; LIFE CYCLE; METHANE; RATING; STEAM;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 80054048135     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.07.027     Document Type: Article

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