Methane steam reforming by microporous catalytic membrane reactors

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2794-2805

  Tsuru, Toshinori ^a   Yamaguchi, Koji ^a   Yoshioka, Tomohisa ^a   Asaeda, Masashi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autothermal; Catalytic membrane reactor; Hydrogen; Methane steam reforming; Porous silica membranes; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANES; METHANE; OXYGEN;

MEMBRANE REACTORS; REACTANTS;

MICROPOROUS MATERIALS;

HYDROGEN; METHANE; NICKEL; OXYGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MEMBRANE; METHANE; REACTOR;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REACTOR; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; POROSITY; PRESSURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 8544279979     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10215     Document Type: Article

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