Simulation of Methane Partial Oxidation in Porous Media Reactor for Hydrogen Production

Experimental investigation of Methane Partial Oxidation in Porous Media for Hydrogen Production

One of the future technologies for energy supply in the electricity and automotive industries is the use of fuel cells. Hydrogen is the main source of fuel in fuel cells. Methane reforming through partial oxidation of methane is one of the methods of hydrogen production. In this paper, this process for the production of hydrogen gas, which is the energy source of these fuel cells, is examined n...

Simulation of Hydrogen Generation from Methane Partial Oxidation in a Plasma Fuel Reformer

2 ABSTRACT A model for the chemistry in a plasma fuel reformer or plasmatron has been developed. The plasma fuel reformer is set up to produce syngas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide gas mixture) from partial oxidation of hydrocarbons. The behavior of methane as fuel has been investigated to characterize and simulate the plasmatron performance. The goal of this work has been improved understanding...

CO x Free Hydrogen Production by Catalytic Decomposition of Methane Over Porous Ni/Al2O3 Catalysts

Modelling of a Reverse Flow Catalytic Membrane Reactor for the Partial Oxidation of Methane

Gas-To-Liquid (GTL) processes have great potential as alternative to conventional oil and coal processing for the production of liquid fuels. In GTL-processes the partial oxidation of methane (POM) is combined with the Fischer-Tropsch reaction. An important part of the investment costs of a conventional GTL-plant is related to cryogenic air separation. These costs could be substantially reduced...

Effect of Catalytic Cylinders on Autothermal Reforming of Methane for Hydrogen Production in a Microchamber Reactor

A new multicylinder microchamber reactor is designed on autothermal reforming of methane for hydrogen production, and its performance and thermal behavior, that is, based on the reaction mechanism, is numerically investigated by varying the cylinder radius, cylinder spacing, and cylinder layout. The results show that larger cylinder radius can promote reforming reaction; the mass fraction of me...

Investigation of Sour Natural Gas Decomposition in a Nozzle-type Solar Reactor for Hydrogen Production