Simultaneous production of ultrapure hydrogen and gasoline in a novel thermally coupled double-membrane reactor

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-48

  Bayat, M ^a   Rahimpour, M R ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ammonia decomposition; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Hydrogen production; Thermally coupled double membrane reactor

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; CO-CURRENT FLOW; FIXED BED; FIXED-BED REACTORS; HETEROGENEOUS MODELS; HYDROGEN UTILIZATION; IDENTICAL PROCESS; PD/AG MEMBRANES; THERMALLY COUPLED DOUBLE-MEMBRANE REACTOR;

BIOREACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; GASOLINE; PERMEATION;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 84871609909     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1878     Document Type: Article

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