Simultaneous hydrogen injection and in-situ H2O removal in a novel thermally coupled two-membrane reactor concept for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in GTL technology

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-85

  Bayat, M ^a   Rahimpour, M R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ammonia decomposition; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; H SOD membrane; Pd Ag membrane; Thermally coupled two membrane reactor

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; GAS OILS; GASOLINE; HYDROGEN; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MEMBRANES;

AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION; GAS-TO-LIQUIDS TECHNOLOGIES; GASOLINE PRODUCTION; H-SOD MEMBRANES; HYDROGEN INJECTION; PD/AG MEMBRANES; STEADY-STATE HETEROGENEOUS MODELS; THERMALLY COUPLED TWO-MEMBRANE REACTORS;

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84863104817     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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