Hydrogen production for fuel cells by a methane reformer integrated with steam generation

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Xie, Donglai ^a   Peng, Ang ^a   Wang, Ziliang ^a   Zhang, Yajun ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat and power cogeneration; Hydrogen; Oxidation steam reforming; Steam methane reforming

Indexed keywords

CELL-BASED; CO-GENERATION; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COMPLETE SYSTEM; DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY GROUPS; FUEL PROCESSING; GAMMA ALUMINA; HEAT AND POWER; LOW TEMPERATURE SHIFTS; METHANE REFORMERS; NICKEL CATALYST; OXIDATIVE REFORMING; OXIDATIVE STEAM REFORMING; POWER GENERATION UNITS; PREFERENTIAL OXIDATION REACTORS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY; SPACE VELOCITIES; STEAM GENERATION; STEAM-TO-CARBON RATIO; SYN-GAS;

ALUMINA; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; STEAM GENERATORS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84872102832     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/1542-6580.2980     Document Type: Article

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