Experimental study of steam methane reforming in a Pd-based fluidized bed membrane reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 222, Issue , 2013, Pages 307-320

  Roses, Leonardo ^a   Gallucci, Fausto ^b   Manzolini, Giampaolo ^a   van Sint Annaland, Martin ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed; Hydrogen production; Membrane reactor; Palladium membrane; Steam methane reforming

Indexed keywords

APPROACH TO EQUILIBRIUM; BUBBLING FLUIDIZATION; CATALYTIC PARTIAL OXIDATION; FLUIDIZED BED MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PALLADIUM (PD) MEMBRANES; STEAM-TO-CARBON RATIO; WEIGHT HOURLY SPACE VELOCITY;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; INERT GASES; PERMEATION; STEAM REFORMING;

STEAM;

EID: 84875237034     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.02.069     Document Type: Article

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