Tar reforming in model Gasifier effluents: Transition metal/rare earth oxide catalysts

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 53, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 7999-8011

  Li, Rui ^a   Roy, Amitava ^a   Bridges, Joseph ^a   Dooley, Kerry M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CARBON DIOXIDE; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE; METHANE; NICKEL; SYNTHESIS GAS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE; RARE EARTH OXIDE; REFORMING CATALYST; SULFUR TOLERANCE; TAR MODEL COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMALLY STABLE; TRANSITION METAL/RARE EARTH OXIDES;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84900550210     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie500744h     Document Type: Article

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