Differential evolution strategy for optimization of hydrogen production via coupling of methylcyclohexane dehydrogenation reaction and methanol synthesis process in a thermally coupled double membrane reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1508-1522

  Amirabadi, Shahab ^a   Kabiri, Sedigheh ^a   Vakili, Reza ^a   Iranshahi, Davood ^a   Rahimpour, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL REACTORS; CYCLO-ALKANES; DEHYDROGENATION REACTIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION STRATEGY; EFFICIENT GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; GASEOUS HYDROGEN; HETEROGENEOUS MODELS; HYDROGEN RECOVERY; HYDROXY SODALITE; MEMBRANE LAYERS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOL PRODUCTION; METHANOL REACTORS; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; METHYLCYCLOHEXANE; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PD/AG MEMBRANES; RECOVERY YIELD; SELECTIVITY CONTROL; STEADY STATE; WATER PRODUCTION RATE; WATER REMOVAL;

BIOREACTORS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; DEHYDROGENATION; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; OPTIMIZATION; PERMEATION; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE; TOLUENE;

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EID: 84873845774     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie301583w     Document Type: Article

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