Two step copper impregnated zinc oxide microball synthesis for the reduction of activation energy of methanol steam reformation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 223, Issue , 2013, Pages 304-308

  Danwittayakul, Supamas ^a,b   Dutta, Joydeep ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL METAL AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Cu ZnO microballs; Hydrogen production; Methanol steam reforming

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL CATALYST; COPPER NANOPARTICLES; CU-ZNO MICROBALLS; IMPREGNATION PROCESS; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; RATE OF REACTION; STEAM REFORMATION; TWO-STEP PROCESS;

ARRHENIUS PLOTS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COPPER; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; IMPREGNATION; METHANOL; NANORODS; STEAM REFORMING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); UREA; ZINC OXIDE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY;

EID: 84876299446     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.03.029     Document Type: Article

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