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Ruthenium Catalysts for High Temperature Solar Reforming of Methane

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Hydrogen Power: Theoretical and Engineering Solutions

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The reforming of CH4 with CO2 is a the highly endothermic reaction (1):

$$ \begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {C{O_2} + C{H_4} = 2CO + 2{H_2}}&{\Delta H = - 247{{kJ} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{kJ} {mole}}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {mole}}} \end{array} $$
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  1. Weizmann Institute of Science, Solar Research Facilities Unit, Belgium

    A. Berman & M. Epstein

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Agder College, Grimstad, Norway

    T. O. Saetre

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Berman, A., Epstein, M. (1998). Ruthenium Catalysts for High Temperature Solar Reforming of Methane. In: Saetre, T.O. (eds) Hydrogen Power: Theoretical and Engineering Solutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9054-9_26

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