Exergy analysis of methane cracking thermally coupled with chemical looping combustion for hydrogen production

Applied Energy

Volumn 168, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-12

  Wang, Zhe ^a,b   Fan, Weiyu ^a   Zhang, Guangqing ^b   Dong, Shuang ^c  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical looping combustion; Exergy analysis; Hydrogen production; Methane cracking

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTORS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACKS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANE;

ASPEN PLUS SOFTWARE; CHEMICAL LOOPING COMBUSTION; CONVENTIONAL COMBUSTIONS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PROCESS; METHANE CRACKING;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL);

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HYDROGEN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHANE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84957039382     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.01.076     Document Type: Article

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