Synthesis gas production in a novel hydrogen and oxygen perm-selective membranes tri-reformer for methanol production

Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 149-159

  Rahimpour, M R ^a   Arab Aboosadi, Z ^b   Jahanmiri, A H ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Catalyst; Hydrogen; Methane; Methanol; Palladium; Steam water

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; PALLADIUM; PERMEATION; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS; STEAM REFORMING; SYNTHESIS GAS; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE REFORMING; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; METHANOL SYNTHESIS REACTORS; OXIDATIVE REFORMING OF METHANE; PARTIAL OXIDATION OF METHANE; STEAM METHANE REFORMERS; STEAM/WATER; SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCTION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84864034300     PISSN: 18755100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jngse.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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