Kinetics of methanol steam reforming with a Pd-Zn-Y/CeO2 catalyst under realistic operating conditions of a portable reformer in fuel cell applications

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 638-644

  Ilinich, Oleg M ^a   Liu, Ye ^a   Waterman, Earl M ^a   Farrauto, Robert J ^a,b  

^a BASF CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERIUM OXIDES; CO FORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL REACTORS; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; FUEL CELL DEVICES; FUEL REFORMER; METHANOL CONVERSION; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; MOLAR GAS; MOLAR RATIO; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMAL PROCESS; PORTABLE POWER; POWER-LAW KINETICS; PREEXPONENTIAL FACTOR; PROCESS CONDITION; REACTION ORDERS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; VOLUME RATIO;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; FUEL CELLS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; KINETICS; METHANOL; REACTION RATES; ZINC;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84872734714     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie301606w     Document Type: Article

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