Integrated aqueous-phase glycerol reforming to dimethyl ether synthesis-A novel allothermal dual bed membrane reactor concept

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 187, Issue , 2012, Pages 311-327

  Iliuta, Ion ^a   Iliuta, Maria C ^a   Fongarland, Pascal ^b   Larachi, Faical ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Aqueous phase glycerol reforming; DME synthesis; In situ H 2O removal; Modeling; Two bed allothermal reactor

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL ETHERS; DME SYNTHESIS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; FIXED-BED; GAS-LIQUID-SOLID; IN-SITU; INTEGRATED PROCESS; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NONISOTHERMAL; REFORMING UNITS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; TWO-BED ALLOTHERMAL REACTOR; UNSTEADY STATE MODEL; VARIABLE GAS FLOW RATE;

BIOREACTORS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUELS; LIQUIDS; MODELS; THERMODYNAMICS;

GLYCEROL;

EID: 84857802131     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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