Hydrogen Membrane Technologies and Application in Fuel Processing

Hydrogen and Syngas Production and Purification Technologies

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 357-384

  Edlund, David ^a  

^a Azur Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

Dense metal membranes; Hydrogen membrane technologies and fuel processing application; Membrane modules for hydrogen separation and purification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889412386     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470561256.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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