Performance enhancement of methanol reforming reactor through finned surfaces and diffused entry for on-board hydrogen generation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alankrit Srivastava ◽  
Parmod Kumar ◽  
Atul Dhar
Keyword(s):  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
Methanol Reforming

Methanol Reforming Over PT Catalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taehee Lee ◽  
Joongmyeon Bae ◽  
Ju-Yong Kim
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
High Energy ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Pt Catalysts ◽  
Methanol Reforming ◽  
Electrolyte Membrane ◽  
Cerium Oxides ◽  
Lower Temperature ◽  
Very High

An experimental investigation on hydrogen generation from methanol using Pt catalysts is presented in this paper. Methanol has the advantages of high energy density, high reforming activity and low CO selectivity at low temperatures. At present Cu-based catalysts are widely used for methanol reforming. But they are pyrophoric and thermally unstable, which causes issues in operating a real system. Pt catalysts dispersed on cerium oxides were tested for methanol reforming to resolve the problems. Steam reforming over Pt/cerium oxides showed the low conversion ratio less than 90% and the high CO concentration of about 15% at 400 °C. Autothermal reforming by adding O2 rapidly promoted the conversion of methanol and reduced the concentration of CO at lower temperature. Increasing the amount of dispersed Pt, the range of 0.5–3.0 wt%, shifted the reforming trends towards lower temperature and decreased the concentration of CO. To achieve more production rate within a given catalyst bed, catalysts coated monolithic honeycomb is prepared. It showed very high conversion at space velocities of up to 60,000/h.

scholarly journals Catalysts for Hydrogen Generation via Oxy–Steam Reforming of Methanol Process

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 5601
Author(s):  
Magdalena Mosińska ◽  
Małgorzata I. Szynkowska-Jóźwik ◽  
Paweł Mierczyński
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Steam Reforming ◽  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Pure Hydrogen ◽  
Methanol Reforming ◽  
Catalytic Systems ◽  
Steam Reforming Of Methanol ◽  
Production Of Hydrogen

The production of pure hydrogen is one of the most important problems of the modern chemical industry. While high volume production of hydrogen is well under control, finding a cheap method of hydrogen production for small, mobile, or his receivers, such as fuel cells or hybrid cars, is still a problem. Potentially, a promising method for the generation of hydrogen can be oxy–steam-reforming of methanol process. It is a process that takes place at relatively low temperature and atmospheric pressure, which makes it possible to generate hydrogen directly where it is needed. It is a process that takes place at relatively low temperature and atmospheric pressure, which makes it possible to generate hydrogen directly where it is needed. This paper summarizes the current state of knowledge on the catalysts used for the production of hydrogen in the process of the oxy–steam-reforming of methanol (OSRM). The development of innovative energy generation technologies has intensified research related to the design of new catalysts that can be used in methanol-reforming reactions. This review shows the different pathways of the methanol-reforming reaction. The paper presents a comparison of commonly used copper-based catalysts with other catalytic systems for the production of H2 via OSRM reaction. The surface mechanism of the oxy–steam-reforming of methanol and the kinetic model of the OSRM process are discussed.

scholarly journals Synthesis and characterization of Cu-X/γ-Al2O3 catalyst by intermittent microwave irradiation for hydrogen generation from dimethyl ether steam reforming

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-178
Author(s):  
Shilin Huang ◽  
Juan Li ◽  
Chang-Feng Yan ◽  
Zhida Wang ◽  
Changqing Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microwave Irradiation ◽  
Dimethyl Ether ◽  
Steam Reforming ◽  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Hydrogen Yield ◽  
Methanol Reforming ◽  
Dimethyl Ether Conversion ◽  
Shift Reaction ◽  
Al2o3 Catalyst

A series of Cu-X/?-Al2O3 (X = Fe, Co, Ni) catalysts were synthesized by a rapid intermittent microwave irradiation method for hydrogen generation from dimethyl ether steam reforming. Different parameters, such as the promoters of X (X = Fe, Co, Ni), microwave irradiation procedure and the ratio of metal to ?-Al2O3, were investigated. The results show that 2Cu-Fe/72?-Al2O3 has the best performance, for which the agglomeration is prevented, CuO is well dispersed and the catalytic activity is improved. Promoter iron oxide in 2Cu-Fe/9?-Al2O3 facilitates the watergas shift reaction, which lead to an increase in the conversion of CO to CO2 and hydrogen yield. Particularly, the 2Cu-Fe/72?-Al2O3 catalyst, with the best molar ratio of metal to ?-Al2O3, shows a dimethyl ether conversion of >99% and a hydrogen yield of >98% and produces the lowest CO content of 1.4%, indicating that the synergism between dimethyl ether hydrolysis and methanol reforming requires an appropriate balance between the metallic Cu-Fe and the acid ?-Al2O3. The intermittent microwave irradiation technique provides a simple but effective method of the Cu-Fe/?-Al2O3 synthesis with a good catalyst performance for the dimethyl ether steam reforming.

Hydrogen generation from methanol reforming under unprecedented mild conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1353-1357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Lu Zhan ◽  
Yang-Bin Shen ◽  
Shu-Ping Li ◽  
Bao-Hua Yue ◽  
Xiao-Chun Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Generation ◽  
Methanol Reforming ◽  
Mild Conditions

Performance Enhancement, Creativity and Mental Training

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bar-Eli ◽  
O. Lowengart ◽  
J. Goldberg ◽  
S. Epstein ◽  
R. D. Fosbury
Keyword(s):  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Mental Training

Effective performance improvement of organic thin film transistors with multi-layer modifications

2020 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 30201
Author(s):  
Hang Yu ◽  
Jianlin Zhou ◽  
Yuanyuan Hao ◽  
Yao Ni
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Organic Thin Film Transistors ◽  
Electrical Performance ◽  
Hole Injection ◽  
Organic Thin Film ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Significant Performance ◽  
P Type

Organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) based on dioctylbenzothienobenzothiophene (C8BTBT) and copper (Cu) electrodes were fabricated. For improving the electrical performance of the original devices, the different modifications were attempted to insert in three different positions including semiconductor/electrode interface, semiconductor bulk inside and semiconductor/insulator interface. In detail, 4,4′,4′′-tris[3-methylpheny(phenyl)amino] triphenylamine (m-MTDATA) was applied between C8BTBTand Cu electrodes as hole injection layer (HIL). Moreover, the fluorinated copper phthalo-cyanine (F16CuPc) was inserted in C8BTBT/SiO2 interface to form F16CuPc/C8BTBT heterojunction or C8BTBT bulk to form C8BTBT/F16CuPc/C8BTBT sandwich configuration. Our experiment shows that, the sandwich structured OTFTs have a significant performance enhancement when appropriate thickness modification is chosen, comparing with original C8BTBT devices. Then, even the low work function metal Cu was applied, a normal p-type operate-mode C8BTBT-OTFT with mobility as high as 2.56 cm2/Vs has been fabricated.

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