Improvement of performance of palladium-based catalyst for small methanol reformer

Kawamura, Yoshihiro; Yahata, Takashi; Igarashi, Akira

doi:10.1016/j.ces.2009.07.021

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“…Rapid start-up of methanol reforming using the Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst has also been shown to be feasible under an oxidative atmosphere, for which the durability of the catalyst can be improved by the addition of iron to the catalyst composition 18) . In addition, in order to achieve long-lasting activity for methanol reforming, the performance of Pd/ZnO catalysts prepared using various procedure and conditions, as well as modification with Si, was investigated 19) .…”

Section: Multi-layered Microreactor System With Methanol Reformer Formentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrogen Production by Methanol Steam Reforming Using Microreactor

Kawamura¹,

Ogura²,

Igarashi³

2013

J. Jpn. Petrol. Inst.

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A microreactor technology, in which a microchannel is used as a catalytic reaction field in order to supply hydrogen to a small polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) for portable electronic devices, was described. The reduction of heat loss in the microreactor is the primary requirement for improving system efficiency, since heat release in microreactors is higher than in conventional reactors due to the increased specific surface area. Therefore, the methanol steam reforming, operated below 300 , is an appropriate process for the hydrogen production using the microreactor. First, the high-performance Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst for methanol reforming at low temperature was developed under the optimized preparation condition. The miniaturized methanol reformer was then developed to utilize this Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst. The length of the microchannel was determined based on one-dimensional mass and heat balance analyses. The microreactor was fabricated from silicon and glass substrates using a number of microfabrication techniques. Methanol reforming using this reactor has been demonstrated to reach the levels necessary to power a 1 W-class small PEFC system. The multilayered integrating the miniature methanol reformer with a CO remover, a catalytic combustor as a heat source for methanol reforming, vaporizers, and several necessary functional elements for hydrogen production has also been successfully fabricated. Finally, the microreactor system has been demonstrated to produce hydrogen at a rate sufficient to generate electrical power of 2.5 W.

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Section: Multi-layered Microreactor System With Methanol Reformer Formentioning

confidence: 99%