Process intensification by micro-channel reactor for steam reforming of methanol

Polymers for New Types of Fuel Cells

“…The methanol steam-reforming reactions using catalyst-coated microchanneled stainless steel plate were carried out by Zapf et al [102], Park et al [103,104], Men et al [105,106], and Kundu et al [107,108]. The methanol steam-reforming reactions using catalyst-coated microchanneled stainless steel plate were carried out by Zapf et al [102], Park et al [103,104], Men et al [105,106], and Kundu et al [107,108].…”

Reactors

“…The application of the catalyst in micro-reactors (in this case for steam reforming) is discussed by Kundu et al (2007) . They compare the relative merits of coating the surfaces of the reactor with a catalyst or packing the catalyst particles into the channels.…”

Effects of structural parameters on the performance of a micro-reactor with micro-pin-fin arrays (MPFAR) for hydrogen production

“…However, there are still some crucial obstacles for the tubular reactor to be applied in fuel cell vehicles considering the scale up and the coating of the reforming catalyst [5]. The micro-channel reactor is a better alternative as a fuel processor due to the relative ease of scale increase; and the study of the micro-channel reactors has also demonstrated the enhancement of mass and heat transfer in comparison with the traditional reactor for hydrogen production [6,7]. For a micro-channel reactor, the catalyst support is usually a metal sheet such as the stainless steel sheet with straight micro-channels [8], or the porous sintered felts such as copper fiber sintered felts [9e11].…”