Design and operation of a compact microchannel 5kW el,net methanol steam reformer with novel Pt/In 2O 3 catalyst for fuel cell applications

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 207-208, Issue , 2012, Pages 388-402

  Kolb, Gunther ^a   Keller, Steffen ^a   Tiemann, David ^a   Schelhaas, Karl Peter ^a   Schürer, Jochen ^a   Wiborg, Ole ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Fuel processing; Methanol; Microreactor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CATALYST; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DYNAMIC CONDITION; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; FUEL PROCESSING; FUEL PROCESSORS; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM; HYDROGEN UTILIZATION; METHANOL REFORMER; METHANOL STEAM REFORMER; MICRO-REACTOR; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; OXIDATIVE STEAM REFORMING; START-UPS; STEADY STATE; SUPER-HEATING; THERMAL POWER;

CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); STEAM REFORMING;

METHANOL;

EID: 84866840523     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.141     Document Type: Article

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