Citation: ZHANG Lei, PAN Li-wei, NI Chang-jun, ZHAO Sheng-sheng, WANG Shu-dong, HU Yong-kang, WANG An-jie, JIANG Kai. Optimization of methanol steam reforming for hydrogen production[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, ;2013, 41(1): 116-122. shu

Optimization of methanol steam reforming for hydrogen production

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1. Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China;

Corresponding author: PAN Li-wei, WANG Shu-dong,
Received Date: 5 July 2012
Available Online: 25 September 2012
Fund Project: 国家自然科学基金(21076206) (21076206) 国家重点基础研究发展规划(973计划,2010CB732302) (973计划,2010CB732302) 国家高技术研究发展计划(863计划, 2011AA050706)。 (863计划, 2011AA050706)

The catalytic performance of CuO/ZnO/CeO₂/ZrO₂ prepared by co-precipitation for methanol steam reforming was investigated using a statistical set of experiments in order to optimize the reaction conditions for obtaining minimal carbon monoxide in the reformed gas. The reaction temperature, steam to methanol ratio, methanol gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) were evaluated with a full factorial design experiment. The reaction temperature displayed much greater influence on the response (methanol conversion and CO concentration in reformed gas), GHSV has minimal influence on the CO concentration in reformed gas. At a fixed low methanol GHSV (300 h^-1), a central composite rotatable design was then used to approximate the optimal conditions by simultaneously considering the methanol conversion and CO concentration. The optimum theoretical conditions were found to lie within a reaction temperature of 249~258℃ and a W/M ratio of 1.76~2.00, in close agreement with the experimental results.
- full factorial design,
- central composite rotatable design (CCRD),
- response surface,
- methanol steam reforming,
- hydrogen,
- optimization
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