Studies of the effect of pressure and hydrogen permeance on the ethanol steam reforming reaction with palladium- and silica-based membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 396, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-127

  Lim, Hankwon ^a   Gu, Yunfeng ^a   Oyama, S Ted ^a,b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Ethanol steam reforming; Membrane reactor; PdCu membranes; Permeance; Selectivity; Silica alumina membranes

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PDCU MEMBRANE; PERMEANCE; SILICA-ALUMINA;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PACKED BEDS; SILICA; SILICON COMPOUNDS; STEAM REFORMING;

MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM OXIDE; HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING REACTION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PACKED BED REACTOR; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84857039793     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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