Methanol reformer

Methanol reformer

Modular Systems in Natural Gas and Hydrogen Industries

Published in Yatish T. Shah, Modular Systems for Energy and Fuel Recovery and Conversion, 2019

Researchers at InnovaTek, Inc. have demonstrated microreactor technology to create a portable hydrogen source for fuel cells by reforming methanol [93]. Researchers at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation are developing a compact, plate-type steam methanol reformer [95]. Researchers at the Royal Military College, Ontario, Canada are studying the effects of catalyst properties on methanol reforming [91]. Researchers at Honeywell are developing a compact plate-type steam methanol reformer for automotive applications [97].

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Published in Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 2018

Shuang Zhang

Steam reforming process was conducted in a 45 cm height × 18 cm diameter fluidized bed with a bed height of 20 cm and a thickness of 0.75 cm. Relevant tests were conducted at temperatures ranging from 500°C to 600°C and at a pressure of 1 atm. Methanol reforming system is composed of four main parts namely methanol reformer, water-gas shift reactors (HTS and LTS), hot gas filtering unit, and a CO oxidation reactor (PROX). To avoid heat loss, the system is well isolated. The temperature of three main parts is controlled and recorded by five thermocouples connected to a temperature monitoring system. Figure 2 shows a schematic view of reformer unit.

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