Pure hydrogen production in a membrane reformer: Demonstration, macro-scale and atomic scale modeling

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 278, Issue , 2015, Pages 363-373

  Sheintuch, Moshe ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autothermal reformer; Fuel cells; Hydrogen; Membrane reactor; Methane steam reforming; Model based optimization

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOREACTORS; ELECTRIC SUBSTATIONS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; METHANE; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; STEAM; STEAM REFORMING; SURFACE REACTIONS;

ADSORPTION ENERGIES; AUTOTHERMAL REFORMERS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; HYDROGEN FUEL STATIONS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; MODEL BASED OPTIMIZATION;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 84939794266     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.11.100     Document Type: Article

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