Hydrogen production through the fuel processing of liquefied natural gas with silicon-based micro-reactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 247, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-15

  Ahn, Sang Hyun ^a   Choi, Insoo ^a   Kwon, Oh Joong ^b   Kim, Jae Jeong ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hydrogen production; Liquefied natural gas; Micro reactor; Silicon technology; Steam reforming; Water gas shift reactions

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE CONVERSION; CARBON MONOXIDE REMOVAL; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); LOW-TEMPERATURE WATER-GAS SHIFT; MICRO-FUEL PROCESSORS; MICRO-REACTOR; SILICON TECHNOLOGIES; WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTION (WGS);

BATCH REACTORS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; SILICON; STEAM REFORMING; WATER GAS SHIFT;

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84897892615     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.02.108     Document Type: Article

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