Investigation of hydrogasification of low-rank coals to produce methane and light aromatics in a fixed-bed reactor

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-132

  Zhang, Jie ^a   Wang, Xingjun ^a   Wang, Fuchen ^a   Wang, Jie ^a  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Char hydrogenation; Coal hydrogasification; Methane; Tar

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL HYDROGENATION; COAL INDUSTRY; HYDROGEN; LIGNITE; METHANE; NAPHTHALENE; RATE CONSTANTS; TAR;

BENZENE , TOLUENE , AND XYLENES; COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS; FIXED BED REACTOR; HYDROGEN PRESSURES; N2 ATMOSPHERES; POWER EQUATIONS; POWER EXPONENT; SUBBITUMINOUS COAL;

MOLAR RATIO;

EID: 84903831641     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.06.017     Document Type: Article

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