Steam reforming of ethanol on copper catalysts derived from hydrotalcite-like materials

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 40, 2012, Pages 13132-13143

  Cunha, A F ^a   Wu, Y J ^a   Santos, J C ^a   Rodrigues, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ACTIVE PHASIS; COPPER CATALYST; COPPER PARTICLES; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; ENHANCED STEAM REFORMING; ETHANOL CONVERSION; HYDROGEN YIELDS; HYDROTALCITE-LIKE COMPOUND; HYDROTALCITE-LIKE MATERIALS; LIFETIME TESTS; PHASE PRESENT; REFERENCE CATALYST; STEAM REFORMING OF ETHANOL; TEMPERATURE RANGE; ZNO;

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MATERIALS; METHANOL; SORPTION; STEAM REFORMING; ZINC OXIDE;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 84867649178     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie301645f     Document Type: Article

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