Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to H2/syngas over supported Pt catalyst

Dimethyl ether (DME) is a non-toxic fuel with high H/C ratio and high volumetric energy density, and could be served as an ideal source of H2/syngas production for application in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). This study presents results of DME partial oxidation over a 1.5 wt% Pt/Ce0.4Zr0.6O2 cataly...

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Main Authors: Chen, Y., Shao, Zongping, Xu, N.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17808
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author Chen, Y.
Shao, Zongping
Xu, N.
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Shao, Zongping
Xu, N.
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description Dimethyl ether (DME) is a non-toxic fuel with high H/C ratio and high volumetric energy density, and could be served as an ideal source of H2/syngas production for application in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). This study presents results of DME partial oxidation over a 1.5 wt% Pt/Ce0.4Zr0.6O2 catalyst under the condition of gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 15000-60000 ml/(g·h), molar ratio of O2/DME of 0.5 and 500-700 °C, and this temperature range was also the operation temperature range for intermediate temperature SOFC. The results indicated that the catalyst showed good activity for the selective partial oxidation of DME to H2/syngas. Under the working conditions investigated, DME was completely converted. Increase in reaction temperature enhanced the amount of syngas, but lowered the H2/CO ratio and yield of methane; while increase in reaction GHSV resulted in only slight variation in the distribution of products. The good catalytic activity of Pt supported on Ce0.4Zr0.6O2 for the partial oxidation of DME may be directly associated with the good oxygen storage capacity of the support, which is worth of further investigation to develop materials for application in SOFC. © 2008 CAS/DICP.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-178082017-09-13T15:44:34Z Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to H2/syngas over supported Pt catalyst Chen, Y. Shao, Zongping Xu, N. Dimethyl ether (DME) is a non-toxic fuel with high H/C ratio and high volumetric energy density, and could be served as an ideal source of H2/syngas production for application in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). This study presents results of DME partial oxidation over a 1.5 wt% Pt/Ce0.4Zr0.6O2 catalyst under the condition of gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 15000-60000 ml/(g·h), molar ratio of O2/DME of 0.5 and 500-700 °C, and this temperature range was also the operation temperature range for intermediate temperature SOFC. The results indicated that the catalyst showed good activity for the selective partial oxidation of DME to H2/syngas. Under the working conditions investigated, DME was completely converted. Increase in reaction temperature enhanced the amount of syngas, but lowered the H2/CO ratio and yield of methane; while increase in reaction GHSV resulted in only slight variation in the distribution of products. The good catalytic activity of Pt supported on Ce0.4Zr0.6O2 for the partial oxidation of DME may be directly associated with the good oxygen storage capacity of the support, which is worth of further investigation to develop materials for application in SOFC. © 2008 CAS/DICP. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17808 10.1016/S1003-9953(08)60029-8 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Chen, Y.
Shao, Zongping
Xu, N.
Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to H2/syngas over supported Pt catalyst
title Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to H2/syngas over supported Pt catalyst
title_full Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to H2/syngas over supported Pt catalyst
title_fullStr Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to H2/syngas over supported Pt catalyst
title_full_unstemmed Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to H2/syngas over supported Pt catalyst
title_short Partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to H2/syngas over supported Pt catalyst
title_sort partial oxidation of dimethyl ether to h2/syngas over supported pt catalyst
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17808