Thermodynamic analysis on mid/low temperature solar methane steam reforming with hydrogen permeation membrane reactors

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 152, Issue , 2019, Pages 925-936

  Wang, Hongsheng ^a,b,c   Liu, Mingkai ^a,b   Kong, Hui ^a,b   Hao, Yong ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THERMOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hydrogen separation; Membrane reactor; Methane reforming; Optimal conversion rate; Solar thermochemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; ENERGY HARVESTING; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN STORAGE; MEMBRANES; METHANE; PERMEATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; VACUUM PUMPS;

CONVERSION RATES; HYDROGEN SEPARATION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANE REFORMING; SOLAR THERMOCHEMISTRY;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 85048960016     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2018.03.030     Document Type: Article

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