Thermodynamics of hydrogen production from urea by steam reforming with and without in situ carbon dioxide sorption

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2013, Pages 10260-10269

  Dupont, Valerie ^a   Twigg, Martyn V ^b   Rollinson, Andrew N ^c   Jones, Jenny M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b TST Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Energy; Steam reforming; Thermodynamics; Urea

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENTHALPY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METABOLISM; STEAM; THERMODYNAMICS; UREA;

CARBON FORMATION; ENERGY; ENTHALPY BALANCE; LOW-CARBON FUTURES; LOWER TEMPERATURES; STEAM-TO-CARBON RATIO; THERMODYNAMIC EFFECT;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84883132750     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.06.062     Document Type: Article

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