Issue
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.34, No.4, 1260-1265, 2017
Methane steam reforming in a membrane reactor using high-permeable and low-selective Pd-Ru membrane
We performed a methane steam reforming (MSR) reaction through a membrane reactor packed with commercial Ni/Al2O3 catalyst and a tubular Pd-Ru membrane deposited on a YSZ modified porous stainless steel support under mild operating conditions: 773 K and a pressure difference range of 100-250 kPa. We prepared the Pd-Ru membrane with thickness of ~6 μm on a tubular stainless steel support (diameter 12.7mm, length 25 cm) using electroless plating, which was observed for the membrane performance using hydrogen and nitrogen. Gas permeation test carried out at 773 K and 31.4 kPa of pressure difference between retentate and permeate sides showed that the hydrogen permeation rate and nitrogen leakage were ~0.1050mol s-1 m-2 and ~0.0018 mol s-1 m-2, respectively. The MSR reaction was under the following conditions: temperature 773 K, pressure 100-250 kPa, gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) 837 h-1, and steam-to-carbon feed ratio (S/C) 3. The MSR reaction result showed that methane conversion was increased with increasing pressure difference and reached ~77.5% at 250 kPa. In this condition, the composition of carbon monoxide was ~2%, meaning that no two series of water gas shift reactors were needed in our membrane reactor system. Longterm stability test carried out for ~100 h showed that methane conversion and the hydrogen yield remained constant.
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