Experimental and modeling analysis of the thermal behavior of an autothermal C 3H 8 catalytic partial oxidation reformer

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 7573-7583

  Livio, Dario ^a   Donazzi, Alessandro ^a   Beretta, Alessandra ^a   Groppi, Gianpiero ^a   Forzatti, Pio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTO-THERMAL; AXIAL PROFILES; CATALYTIC PARTIAL OXIDATION; CATALYTIC WALLS; DETAILED MODELS; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; GAS-SOLID; HEAT RELEASE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HONEYCOMB CATALYSTS; HOTSPOT TEMPERATURE; INLET CONCENTRATION; MASS TRANSFER RATE; MODELING ANALYSIS; OXIDATION REACTIONS; SAMPLING TECHNIQUE; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; THERMAL BEHAVIORS;

ASPECT RATIO; CATALYSTS; RHODIUM;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84861884880     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie202098q     Document Type: Article

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