Thermodynamic analysis of fuel processors based on catalytic-wall reactors and membrane systems for ethanol steam reforming

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 519-533

  Montané, Daniel ^a,b   Bolshak, Evgeny ^b   Abelló, Sònia ^a  

^a CATALONIA INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH IREC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fuel processor; Hydrogen; Membrane reactor; Steam reforming; Thermodynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CATALYTIC REFORMING; COMBUSTORS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; STEAM REFORMING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; WASTE HEAT;

ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; FUEL PROCESSORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE MEMBRANES; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; REFORMING TEMPERATURES; STEAM-TO-CARBON RATIO; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 80755139413     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.09.095     Document Type: Article

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