Methane Conversion to Syngas for Gas-to-Liquids (GTL): Is Sustainable CO2 Reuse via Dry Methane Reforming (DMR) Cost Competitive with SMR and ATR Processes?

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2100-2111

  Baltrusaitis, Jonas ^a   Luyben, William L ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Autothermal reforming; Dry methane reforming; Partial oxidation; Reverse water gas shift; Steam reforming; Syngas

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL SHIFT; COSTS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; METHANE; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS; SMALL NUCLEAR REACTORS; SYNTHESIS GAS; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE; WASTE INCINERATION; WATER GAS SHIFT;

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; DRY-METHANE REFORMING; PARTIAL OXIDATIONS; REVERSE WATER GAS SHIFT; SYN-GAS;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84941075953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00368     Document Type: Article

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