Preliminary Equipment Design for On-Board Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming in Palladium Membrane Reactors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Details
2.1. Process Design for Hydrogen Production On-Board
2.2. Membrane Reactor Modeling
2.3. Chemical Reactions and Kinetics
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Preliminary Membrane Reactor Design: Modeling and Main Operating Conditions
3.2. Reactor Design Optimization
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgements
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Feed HC | Nin (kmol h−1) | Amembrane (m2) | Catalyst Load (kg) | T (°C) | Pretentate (bar) | H2O/HC | NH2, out (kmol h−1) | XHC (%) | Net Energy Balance (kW) |
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C2H5OH | 0.37 | 1.87 | 10 | 650 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1.85 | 100 | −3.13 |
CH4 | 0.54 | 1.76 | 1 | 650 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1.82 | 84.9 | −2.99 |
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Holgado, M.; Alique, D. Preliminary Equipment Design for On-Board Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming in Palladium Membrane Reactors. ChemEngineering 2019, 3, 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3010006
Holgado M, Alique D. Preliminary Equipment Design for On-Board Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming in Palladium Membrane Reactors. ChemEngineering. 2019; 3(1):6. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3010006
Chicago/Turabian StyleHolgado, Marina, and David Alique. 2019. "Preliminary Equipment Design for On-Board Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming in Palladium Membrane Reactors" ChemEngineering 3, no. 1: 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering3010006