An integrated approach for the production of hydrogen and methane by catalytic hydrothermal glycerol reforming coupled with parabolic trough solar thermal collectors

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 17691-17700

  Azadi, Pooya ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glycerol; Hydrogen; Parabolic trough; Solar thermal; Supercritical water reforming

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS MODELS; CATALYST BEDS; DEGREE OF HEAT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FEED CONCENTRATION; FEED TEMPERATURE; GAS PRODUCT; HEAT OF REACTION; HEATING UP; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIQUID AND GAS PHASIS; MOLTEN SALT; NI CATALYSTS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PARABOLIC MIRRORS; PARABOLIC TROUGH; PRE-HEATER; PROCESS EFFICIENCY; PROCESS HEAT; PRODUCT MIXTURE; PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REFORMING PROCESS; SIMULATED REACTORS; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; SUPERCRITICAL WATER REFORMING; WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTION (WGS); WET BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FUSED SALTS; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); TUBES (COMPONENTS); WASTE HEAT;

CATALYTIC REFORMING;

EID: 84868196731     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.08.045     Document Type: Article

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