Non-syngas direct steam reforming of methanol to hydrogen and carbon dioxide at low temperature

Nature Communications

Volumn 3, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Yu, Kai Man Kerry ^a   Tong, Weiyi ^a,b   West, Adam ^a   Cheung, Kevin ^a   Li, Tong ^a   Smith, George ^a   Guo, Yanglong ^b   Tsang, Shik Chi Edman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL CATALYSIS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; COPPER; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ZINC COMPLEX; ZINC GALLIUM OXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST; CLEANUP; HYDROGEN; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GAS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NON SYNGAS DIRECT STEAM; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTION TIME; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84870833256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2242     Document Type: Article

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