Impact of Reactant Condensation on a Cu/ZnO/Al
2
O
3
Catalyst Bed During Methanol-Steam Reforming for Fuel Cell Hydrogen Production
1999-01-2573
This paper describes a methanol-steam reforming test in which the reactant gas was caused to condense on the catalyst bed by limiting the heat input to the bed such that the endothermic heat of reaction decreased the temperature to below the dew point The catalyst bed never reached expected conversion rates throughout the test. Samples of the spent catalyst bed were characterized using NAA, TGA, XRD, BET surface area and copper surface area. The characterization revealed how the condensation of the reactants on the bed caused irreversible catalyst deactivation and loss in reformer performance.
Citation: Amphlett, J., Kearns, L., Mann, R., Peppley, B. et al., "Impact of Reactant Condensation on a Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 Catalyst Bed During Methanol-Steam Reforming for Fuel Cell Hydrogen Production," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-2573, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-2573. Download Citation
Author(s):
J. C. Amphlett, L. M. Kearns, R. F. Mann, B. A. Peppley, J. P. Salvador, R. A. J. Dams, P. R. Hayter, S. C. Moore
Affiliated:
Royal Military College of Canada, Wellman CJB Ltd.
Pages: 7
Event:
34th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Catalysts
Fuel reformers
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