Microfibrous entrapment of Ni/Al 2O 3 for dry reforming of methane: Heat/mass transfer enhancement towards carbon resistance and conversion promotion

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 18021-18030

  Chen, Wei ^a   Sheng, Wenqian ^a   Cao, Fahai ^b   Lu, Yong ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Carbon resistance; Methane; Nickel catalyst; Process intensification; Structured catalytic reactor

Indexed keywords

BED TEMPERATURE; CARBON DEPOSITION; CATALYST BEDS; CATALYST PARTICLE SIZE; CATALYTIC REACTOR; CHEMICAL CYCLING; COMPOSITE BED; COMPOSITE CATALYSTS; DRY REFORMING-OF-METHANE; GAS HOURLY SPACE VELOCITIES; HIGH PERMEABILITY; LOW PRESSURE DROP; MICROFIBROUS; MICROFIBROUS ENTRAPMENT; NICKEL CATALYST; OPEN STRUCTURE; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; VOID VOLUME; WALL TEMPERATURES; WORKING STATE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; METHANE; PACKED BEDS; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON;

EID: 84868202098     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.09.080     Document Type: Article

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