Experiments on hydrogen production from methanol steam reforming in fluidized bed reactor

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 13974-13981

  Shi, Yingshuang ^a   Du, Xiaoze ^a   Yang, Lijun ^a   Sun, Ying ^a   Yang, Yongping ^a  

^a NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed reactor; Hydrogen production; Methanol steam reforming; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; STEAM; SUPERSATURATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CATALYST PARTICLE SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; METHANOL CONVERSION RATES; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; OPERATING PARAMETERS; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84885421885     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.08.073     Document Type: Article

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