High-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil derived light organics and methane to hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO via rational temperature control

Steam reforming of methane or bio-oil is generally performed at high temperatures (>600 °C) to maintain the efficiency of the process. One main disadvantage of steam reforming at that high temperature is the formation of a large amount of CO due to the predomination of the reverse water gas shift...

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Main Authors: Hu, Xun, Zhang, Lijun, Dong, Dehua, Lu, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39258
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author Hu, Xun
Zhang, Lijun
Dong, Dehua
Lu, G.
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Zhang, Lijun
Dong, Dehua
Lu, G.
author_sort Hu, Xun
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Steam reforming of methane or bio-oil is generally performed at high temperatures (>600 °C) to maintain the efficiency of the process. One main disadvantage of steam reforming at that high temperature is the formation of a large amount of CO due to the predomination of the reverse water gas shift reaction and the reformate gas with this level of CO cannot feed fuel cells. In this study a reactor with constant and decreasing temperature zones is developed to produce hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO from bio-oil derived light organics and methane. In the constant-temperature zone, the high temperature employed effectively promotes the reforming of organics and suppresses the generation of both complex organic by-products and coke. In the decreasing temperature zone, the CO produced in the constant-temperature zone is stepwisely and efficiently reduced to a ppm level using steam. In addition, the coke distribution along the catalyst bed varied a lot in the constant-temperature zone and the decreasing temperature zone, due to the different reaction network in the different temperature ranges. Via rational reaction temperature control, the efficient reforming of methane and the bio-oil derived light organics and the simultaneous elimination of CO is successfully achieved in one step in one reactor.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-392582017-09-13T14:26:12Z High-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil derived light organics and methane to hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO via rational temperature control Hu, Xun Zhang, Lijun Dong, Dehua Lu, G. Hydrogen rich gas. temperature control Steam reforming of methane or bio-oil is generally performed at high temperatures (>600 °C) to maintain the efficiency of the process. One main disadvantage of steam reforming at that high temperature is the formation of a large amount of CO due to the predomination of the reverse water gas shift reaction and the reformate gas with this level of CO cannot feed fuel cells. In this study a reactor with constant and decreasing temperature zones is developed to produce hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO from bio-oil derived light organics and methane. In the constant-temperature zone, the high temperature employed effectively promotes the reforming of organics and suppresses the generation of both complex organic by-products and coke. In the decreasing temperature zone, the CO produced in the constant-temperature zone is stepwisely and efficiently reduced to a ppm level using steam. In addition, the coke distribution along the catalyst bed varied a lot in the constant-temperature zone and the decreasing temperature zone, due to the different reaction network in the different temperature ranges. Via rational reaction temperature control, the efficient reforming of methane and the bio-oil derived light organics and the simultaneous elimination of CO is successfully achieved in one step in one reactor. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39258 10.1039/c4ra02037e Royal Society of Chemistry restricted
spellingShingle Hydrogen rich gas. temperature control
Hu, Xun
Zhang, Lijun
Dong, Dehua
Lu, G.
High-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil derived light organics and methane to hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO via rational temperature control
title High-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil derived light organics and methane to hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO via rational temperature control
title_full High-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil derived light organics and methane to hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO via rational temperature control
title_fullStr High-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil derived light organics and methane to hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO via rational temperature control
title_full_unstemmed High-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil derived light organics and methane to hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO via rational temperature control
title_short High-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil derived light organics and methane to hydrogen-rich gas with trace CO via rational temperature control
title_sort high-temperature steam reforming of bio-oil derived light organics and methane to hydrogen-rich gas with trace co via rational temperature control
topic Hydrogen rich gas. temperature control
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39258