Bio-ethanol steam reforming and autothermal reforming in 3-μm channels coated with RhPd/CeO2 for hydrogen generation

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-37

  Divins, Núria J ^a   López, Eduardo ^a,b   Rodríguez, Ángel ^a   Vega, Didac ^a   Llorca, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b PLAPIQUI UNS CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Autothermal reforming; Bio ethanol; Ethanol; Hydrogen; Microreactor; Silicon microchannel; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; BIO-ETHANOLS; CHLORIDE PRECURSOR; CONTACT AREAS; CONTACT TIME; CORDIERITE MONOLITH; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; MICRO-REACTOR; OXIDATIVE STEAM REFORMING; PER UNIT VOLUME; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; REACTION YIELDS; REGULAR CHANNELS; RESIDENCE TIME; SILICON MICROCHANNELS; SILICON MICROREACTORS; SPECIFIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION RATE; TWO STEP METHOD;

BIOETHANOL; CATALYSTS; CERIUM; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MICROCHANNELS; PRECIOUS METALS; SILICON; SILICON OXIDES;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84872602056     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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