Catalytic inorganic membrane reactors: Present research and future prospects

Reviews in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 157-178

  Hashim, Salwa Meredith ^a   Mohamed, Abdul Rahman ^a   Bhatia, Subhash ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Catalytic membrane reactors; Catalytic reactors; Inorganic membranes; Membrane reactors

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTORS; CATALYTIC REACTOR; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL PROCESS; FUTURE PROSPECTS; INORGANIC MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE REACTORS; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE; PARTIAL OXIDATION OF METHANE; WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTIONS;

BIOREACTORS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CATALYTIC REFORMING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; METHANE; STEAM ENGINEERING; STEAM REFORMING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS GAS;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 82955163872     PISSN: 01678299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVCE.2011.005     Document Type: Article

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