Hollow fibre based reactors for an enhanced H2 production by methanol steam reforming

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 455, Issue , 2014, Pages 92-102

  Garcia Garcia F R ^a   Tsang, S C ^b   Li, K ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric Al2O3 hollow fibre; Methanol steam reforming; Micro reactor; Pd Ag membrane

Indexed keywords

HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; HOLLOW FIBRE; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; INFINITE SELECTIVITY; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; MICRO-REACTOR; PD/AG MEMBRANES; REACTION CONDITIONS;

ALUMINUM; BIOREACTORS; CATALYSTS; ELECTROLESS PLATING; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEAM REFORMING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

FIBERS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER NITRATE; GALLIUM NITRATE; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PALLADIUM; PALLADIUM CHLORIDE; SILVER NITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC NITRATE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CATALYTIC HOLLOW FIBER MICROREACTOR; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISPERSION; FIXED BED REACTOR; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE REACTOR; HOLLOW FIBER REACTOR; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOL STEAM REFORMING; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PALLADIUM SILVER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; WATER VAPOR; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84892652395     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.070     Document Type: Article

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