Carbon emission to the environment is now recognised as a major contribution to the climate change imbroglio. The introduction of carbon tax or implementation of an emissions trading scheme by different national governments is now considered a reality in order to mitigate the long-term adverse effects of the carbon pollution and to encourage the industrial sector to move toward green process technologies. Steam reforming of hydrocarbons is the most important route for the commercial production of hydrogen (a clean fuel) but it is also accompanied CO2 (an undesirable greenhouse gas, GHG) emission. Around 7 tons of CO2 are produced and emitted per ton of produced H2. Thus, the recycling and reuse of CO2 for the process benefits may result in a significant improvement in the process efficiency as well as the environment. It is in this respect that the utilisation of CO2 as a carbon gasifying agent for the steam reformer becomes attractive since carbon deposition is a principal cause for loss in online catalyst (Ni-based systems) performance. Specifically, the present technology deals with the periodic forcing of the steam reformer with CO2 to improve both catalyst activity and longevity. Experiments were carried out over Co-Ni/Al2O3 catalyst in a fluidized bed reactor. Cycle period, t, was varied between 10 to 60 mins at 5 different cycle symmetry, s (0.1= s = 0.9). Both H2 and CO formation rates were higher than that attainable under steady-state operation at all periods investigated. In particular, the time-average H2:CO ratio was lower (<3.0) than the steady-state equivalent for the pure propane steam reforming (14.0) although it increased monotonically with cycle split. Composition cycling with CO2 also improved catalyst stability and longevity compared to steady-state performance at the cycle periods examined. This strategic reactor operation is therefore a potentially useful key to green process engineering in the overall petrochemical plant design to effect greenhouse gas emission reduction.
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Carbon Management Technology Conference
February 7–9, 2012
Orlando, Florida, USA
ISBN:
978-1-61399-179-4
Utilization of Carbon Dioxide as Regenerative Agent for Deactivated Co-Ni Steam Reforming Catalysts
Said S.E.H. Elnashaie;
Said S.E.H. Elnashaie
University of British Columbia
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Adesoji Adediran Adesina
Adesoji Adediran Adesina
The University of New South Wales
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Paper presented at the Carbon Management Technology Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, February 2012.
Paper Number:
CMTC-151514-MS
Published:
February 07 2012
Citation
Alenazey, Feraih Sh, Elnashaie, Said S.E.H., and Adesoji Adediran Adesina. "Utilization of Carbon Dioxide as Regenerative Agent for Deactivated Co-Ni Steam Reforming Catalysts." Paper presented at the Carbon Management Technology Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, February 2012. doi: https://doi.org/10.7122/151514-MS
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