Development of a catalytic hollow fibre membrane microreactor as a microreformer unit for automotive application

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 390-391, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-75

  Rahman, Mukhlis A ^a   García García, Francisco R ^a   Li, K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethanol steam reforming; Hollow fibre substrate; On board hydrogen generation; Pd Ag membrane; Sol gel Pechini method

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; FIXED-BED REACTORS; HIGH PURITY; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HOLLOW FIBRE; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; MICRO-REACTOR; MICRO-REFORMERS; ON BOARD HYDROGEN GENERATION; OUTER SHELLS; VEHICULAR APPLICATIONS;

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ETHANOL; FIBERS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; STEAM ENGINEERING; ZIRCONIA;

STEAM REFORMING;

ALCOHOL; HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM; SILVER; YTTRIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CATALYTIC HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MICROREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION; ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLOW RATE; HOLLOW FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84855291971     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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