Methane autothermal reforming in a reverse flow reactor on Rh/Al 2O 3 catalyst

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 9049-9057

  Simeone, M ^a   Salemme, L ^a   Menna, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autothermal reforming; Hydrogen; Internal heat recovery; IR thermography; Reverse flow reactor

Indexed keywords

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING OF METHANE; CATALYST BEDS; CATALYST TEMPERATURE; CATALYTIC FIXED BED REACTORS; ELECTRO-VALVES; FEED DIRECTION; FEED FLOWS; GAS ANALYZERS; INTERNAL HEAT RECOVERY; IR THERMOGRAPHY; PRODUCT COMPOSITION; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; REVERSE FLOW REACTOR; STEADY-STATE OPERATION; SWITCHING PERIOD; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); WASTE HEAT;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84861100824     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.197     Document Type: Article

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