Performance of a tubular oxygen-permeable membrane reactor for partial oxidation of CH4 in coke oven gas to syngas

A gas-tight BaCo0.7Fe0.2Nb0.1O3-δ (BCFNO) tubular membrane was fabricated by hot pressure casting. And a membrane reactor with BCFNO tubular membrane and Ag-based sealant was readily constructed and applied to partial oxidation of CH4 in coke oven gas. At 875 ℃, 95% of methane conversion, 91% of H2 and as high as 10 ml·cm-2·min-1 of oxygen permeation flux were obtained. There was a good match in the coefficient of thermal expansion between Ag-based alloy and BCFNO membrane materials. The tubular BCFNO membrane reactor packed with Ni-based catalysts exhibited not only high activity but also good stability in hydrogen-enriched coke oven gas (COG) atmosphere.     

甲烷氧等离子体直接合成过氧化氢

本文利用介质阻挡放电(DBD)方法, 在室温和常压下将甲烷和氧气的混合气体进行等离子体活化, 通过甲烷和氧等离子体直接气相反应高收率合成H2O2. 该方法能有效克服氢氧直接法合成H2O2受到原料气配比严格限制的缺点.     

共沉淀镍催化剂用于膜反应器中高碳烃类燃料水蒸气重整反应

 采用共沉淀法制备了NiO/La-Al2O3催化剂,利用低温N2物理吸附、程序升温还原、 H2-O2化学吸附和X射线衍射对催化剂进行了表征,并将该催化剂应用于Pd膜反应器中高碳烃类燃料水蒸气重整反应. 结果表明,催化剂中NiO与载体间存在较强的相互作用. 与常规固定床反应器相比,在膜反应器中,由于高渗透性能的Pd金属复合膜能选择分离氢气,结果氢气产率得到了明显的提高,甲烷的生成得到了有效抑制,并且在接近实用的反应条件下,依然能够得到高的氢气产率和回收率. 高碳烃类燃料水蒸气重整反应制氢的过程可以在一个膜反应器中,利用一种催化剂在反应温度低于823 K的温和条件下实现.     

乙醇水汽重整制氢反应中钯铜合金膜的透氢性能

 采用真空化学镀技术制备了厚度较薄的具有 fcc 结构的 Pd0.9Cu0.1/Al2O3 合金复合膜, 在 250~500 °C, 160~310 kPa 的乙醇水汽重整制氢模拟反应条件下, 考察了不同醇/水比的 H2-Ar-C2H5OH-H2O 混合气体系中该膜的透氢性能. 结果表明, 乙醇和水的存在均相同程度地降低了膜的透氢性能, 但测试条件下 Pd-Cu 合金膜仍保持完整的膜致密性和稳定的相结构. 在 500 °C, 310 kPa, H2-Ar-C2H5OH-H2O (H2:Ar:(C2H5OH+H2O) 体积比为 60:30:10) 混合气中, 膜的最大透氢量为 11.3 m3/(m2?h), H2 回收率大于 62.5%. Pd-Cu 合金膜在乙醇水汽重整制氢反应中具有潜在的应用前景.     

Membrane reactor performance of steam reforming of methane using hydrogen-permselective catalytic SiO2 membranes

Hydrogen production by steam reforming of methane using catalytic membrane reactors was investigated first by simulation, then by experimentation. The membrane reactor simulation, using an isothermal and plug-flow model with selective permeation from reactant stream to permeate stream, was conducted to evaluate the effect of permselectivity on membrane reactor performance – such as methane conversion and hydrogen yield – at pressures as high as 1000 kPa. The simulation study, with a target for methane conversion of 0.8, showed that hydrogen yield and production rate have approximately the same dependency on operating conditions, such as reaction pressure, if the permeance ratio of hydrogen over nitrogen ((H₂/N₂)) is larger than 100 and of H₂ over H₂O is larger than 15. Catalytic membrane reactors, consisting of a microporous Ni-doped SiO₂ top layer and a catalytic support, were prepared and applied experimentally for steam reforming of methane at 500 °C. A bimodal catalytic support, which allows large diffusivity and high dispersion of the metal catalyst, was prepared for the enhancement of membrane catalytic activity. Catalytic membranes having H₂ permeances in the range of 2–5 × 10⁻⁶ m³ m⁻² s⁻¹ kPa⁻¹, with H₂/N₂ of 25–500 and H₂/H₂O of 6–15, were examined for steam reforming of methane. Increased performance for the production of hydrogen was experimentally obtained with an increase in reaction-side pressure (as high as 500 kPa), which agreed with the theoretical simulation with no fitting parameters.     

焦炉煤气甲烷重整制氢热力学分析和实验研究(英文)

对焦炉煤气甲烷部分氧化重整热力学进行分析,考察反应温度、CH4/O2摩尔比及水蒸气加入量等因素对重整性能的影响,并分析焦炉煤气原始氢含量对其部分氧化重整性能的影响.分析结果表明甲烷转化率均随CH4/O2摩尔比和水蒸气加入量的增大以及反应温度的升高而增大.在CH4/O2摩尔比1.7-2.1,温度825-900℃及压力1.01×105Pa的反应条件下,可得较好重整性能;甲烷转化率,氢及一氧化碳的选择性分别为91.0%-99.9%,87.0%-93.4%和100%-107%,重整后得到的氢量增大到原始氢量的1.95-2.05倍,每摩尔焦炉煤气消耗的热量仅为2.94J,同时得出在CH4/O2摩尔比2,温度825-900℃及1.01×105Pa条件下,往焦炉煤气内添加体积分数为2%-4%的水蒸气时重整性能得到较大提高;重整后甲烷转化率、氢及一氧化碳选择性分别由92.6%、87.2%、104%增大到98.6%、96.4%、107%.并在BaCo0.7Fe0.2Nb0.1O3-δ透氧膜反应器上研究NiO/MgO固溶体催化剂焦炉煤气部分氧化重整性能.结果表明该重整反应效果较好,于875℃下获得16.3mL.cm-2.min-1透氧量,95%甲烷转化率及80.5%氢和106%一氧化碳选择性.且所得实验结果与热力学分析结果符合较好,表明NiO/MgO固溶体催化剂有较好的催化重整性能.     

Optimization of membrane area and catalyst distribution in a permeative-stage membrane reactor for methane steam reforming

Methane steam reforming to produce high purity hydrogen is conveniently carried out in membrane reactors. The interest on this process has led to several studies about the influence of the key operating variables on the system performances. In the present paper we focus on the optimization of the catalyst and membrane area axial distribution by computer simulation. To this purpose, a numerical model of a permeative-stage membrane reactor (PSMR), a system composed of traditional reactive and membrane permeative stages laid out in alternated series, has been developed. This is based on 1D mass, momentum and energy balances including thermal effects on all the system properties. First, an equi-sized nine-stage PSMR is analyzed at various temperatures and membrane thicknesses, in comparison with a conventional membrane reactor, showing that improved performances, especially in terms of methane conversion, can be obtained. Then, considering the stage lengths as design variables, the optimal system performances are determined by maximizing two objective functions, namely the methane conversion and the hydrogen recovery factor. Different optimal length distributions are found utilizing the two criteria, corresponding to privileged kinetic or permeative aspects. In comparison to the conventional MR, the PSMR leads to a higher conversion and lower recovery factor when the conversion is maximized, whilst the opposite situation occurs when maximizing the recovery factor. Furthermore, the role of the heat exchange area between the furnace and the reactor is studied, considering a PSMR with adiabatic permeative stages. From this case, it is possible to see that the greater advantage of this apparatus (having the same membrane area, catalyst amount and heat-exchange area as the MR) consists in a much higher recovery factor (+21% ca.), which at the end demonstrates to be the most convenient objective function by means of the introduction of an overall performance index, identified as the hydrogen recovery yield. Therefore, the analysis proposed in the present paper shows that the reactive/permeative stage distribution has to be considered an important reactor design parameter, which can be opportunely modified to improve the performances of the process.     

Hydrogen production from coke oven gas over LiNi/γ-Al2O3 catalyst modified by rare earth metal oxide in a membrane reactor

The performance of LiNi/r-Al2O3 catalysts modified by rare earth metal oxide (La2O3 or CeO2) packed on BCFNO membrane reactor was discussed for the partial oxidation of methane (POM) in coke oven gas (COG) at 875 ◦C. The NiO/r-Al2O3 catalysts with different amounts of La2O3 and CeO2 were prepared with the same preparation method and under the same condition in order to compare the reaction performance (oxygen permeation, CH4 conversion, H2 and CO selectivity) on the membrane reactor. The results show that the oxygen permeation flux increased significantly with LiNiREOx/r-Al2O3 (RE = La or Ce) catalysts by adding the element of rare earth especially the Ce during the POM in COG. Such as, the Li15wt%CeO29wt%NiO/ -Al2O3 catalyst with an oxygen permeation flux of 24.71 ml·cm−2·min−1 and a high CH4 conversion was obtained in 875 ◦C. The resulted high oxygen permeation flux may be due to the added Ce that inhibited the strong interaction between Ni and Al2O3 to form the NiAl2O4 phase. In addition, the introduction of Ce leads up to an important property of storing and releasing oxygen.     

Direct conversion of methane to higher hydrocarbons using AlBr3-HBr superacid catalyst

The direct gas phase catalytic oligomerization of methane at temperatures ≤673 K has been demonstrated using AlBr(3)-HBr superacid. The reaction produces C(2)+ hydrocarbons and hydrogen in a single step at 1 atm in a continuous flow reactor at a nominal residence time of 60 s. The essentially complete conversion of methane appears to be due to protolytic activation of methane in the presence of H(+)AlBr(4)(-).     

COx-Free Hydrogen and Carbon Nanofibers Produced from Direct Decomposition of Methane on Nickel-Based Catalysts

Direct decomposition of methane was carried out using a fixed-bed reactor at 700℃for the production of COx-free hydrogen and carbon nanofibers. The catalytic performance of NiO-M/SiO2 catalysts (where M=AgO, CoO, CuO, FeO, MnOx and MoO) in methane decomposition was investigated. The experimental results indicate that among the tested catalysts, NiO/SiO2 promoted with CuO give the highest hydrogen yield. In addition, the examination of the most suitable catalyst support, including Al2O3, CeO2, La2O3, SiO2, and TiO2, shows that the decomposition of methane over NiO-CuO favors SiO2 support. Furthermore, the optimum ratio of NiO to CuO on SiO2 support for methane decomposition was determined. The experimental results show that the optimum weight ratio of NiO to CuO fell at 8:2 (w/w) since the highest yield of hydrogen was obtained over this catalyst.     

Hydrogen production by catalytic decomposition of methane using a Fe-based catalyst in a fluidized bed reactor

Catalytic decomposition of methane using a Fe-based catalyst for hydrogen production has been studied in this work. A Fe/Al2O3 catalyst previously developed by our research group has been tested in a fluidized bed reactor (FBR). A parametric study of the effects of some process variables,including reaction temperature and space velocity,is undertaken. The operating conditions strongly affect the catalyst performance. Methane conversion was increased by increasing the temperature and lowering the space velocity. Using temperatures between 700 and 900℃ and space velocities between 3 and 6LN/(gcat·h),a methane conversion in the range of 25%-40% for the gas exiting the reactor could be obtained during a 6 hrun. In addition,carbon was deposited in the form of nanofilaments (chain like nanofibers and multiwall nanotubes) with similar properties to those obtained in a fixed bed reactor.     

Partial oxidation of simulated hot coke oven gas to syngas over Ru-Ni/Mg（Al）O catalyst in a ceramic membrane reactor

Hydrogen amplification from simulated hot coke oven gas (HCOG) was investigated in a BaCo0.7Fe0.2Nb0.1O3−δ (BCFNO) membrane reactor combined with a Ru-Ni/Mg(Al)O catalyst by the partial oxidation of hydrocarbon compounds under atmospheric pressure. Under optimized reaction conditions, the dense oxygen permeable membrane had an oxygen permeation flux around 13.3 ml/(cm2·min). By reforming of the toluene and methane, the amount of H2 in the reaction effluent gas was about 2 times more than that of original H2 in simulated HCOG. The Ru-Ni/Mg(Al)O catalyst used in the membrane reactor possessed good catalytic activity and resistance to coking. After the activity test, a small amount of whisker carbon was observed on the used catalyst, and most of them could be removed in the hydrogen-rich atmosphere, implying that the carbon deposition formed on the catalyst might be a reversible process.     

Particle/metal-based monolithic catalysts dual-bed reactor with beds-interspace supplementary oxygen:Construction and performance for oxidative coupling of methane

A novel particle/metal-based monolithic catalysts dual-bed reactor with beds-interspace supplementary oxygen is constructed comprising of the upper-layer 5wt%Na2WO4-2wt%Mn/SiO2 particle catalyst and the under-layer 3 wt%Ce-5 wt%Na2WO4-2 wt%Mn/SBA-15/Al2O3 /FeCrAl metal-based monolithic catalyst as well as a side tube in the interspaces of two layers for supplementing O2.The reaction performance of oxidative coupling of methane(OCM) in the dual-bed reactor system is evaluated.The effects of the reaction parameters such as feed CH 4 /O 2 ratio,reaction temperature and side tube feed O2 flowrate on the catalytic performance are investigated.The results indicate that the suggested mode of dual-bed reactor exhibits an excellent performance for OCM.CH4 conversion of 33.2%,C2H4 selectivity of 46.5% and C2 yield of 22.5% could be obtained,which have been increased by 6.4%,4.1% and 5.5%,respectively,as compared with 5 wt%Na2WO4-2 wt%Mn/SiO2 particle catalyst in a single-bed reactor and increased by 10.7%,31.9% and 17.7%,respectively,as compared with 3 wt%Ce-5 wt%Na2WO4-2 wt%Mn/SBA-15/Al2O3 /FeCrAl metal-based monolithic catalyst in a single-bed reactor.The effective promotion of OCM performance in the reactor would supply a valuable reference for the industrialization of OCM process.     

Synthesis of Acetic Acid on Pd—H4SiW12O40—Based Catalysts by Direct Oxidation of Ethylene

Synthesis of acetic acid by direct oxidation of ethylene on Pd-H4SiW12O40-based catalysts was studied in a fixed-bed integral reactor and a pulse differential reactor,From the performance of the catalysts with different compositions and configurations,it is proposed that acetic acid is predominantly produced via an intermediate of acetaldehyde ,This can be easily confirmed by comparing the product distributions in the integral and the differential reactors,The active sites for acetic acid formation are considered to exist mainly at the boundaries between the H2SiW12O40 and the Pd particles,The Pd-based catalysts reduced by H2/N2 have higher activities than those reduced by hydrazine,as explained by the degree of Pd dispersion obtained from the characteristics of hydrogen chemical adsorption It was found that the Pd-Se-SiW12/SiO2 catalyst with selenium tetrachloride as a precursor was more active than that with potassium selenite ,and that the acetic acid yield can be greatly increased by adding a suitable amount of dichloroethane (C2H4Cl2/C2H4 mole ratio=0.03) to the reactants.     

A STUDY ON MEMBRANE PROCESS WITH |?-ALUMINA MEMBRANE REACTOR FOR ETHYLBENZENE DEHYDROGENATION TO STYRENE

The membrane reaction of ethylbenzene(EB) dehydrogenation to styrene(ST) has been studied by using K2O/Fe2O3 industrial catalyst and alumina ceramic membrane developed by our institute. In comparison with the packed bed reactor (that is, plug flow reactor, abbr. PFR) in industrial practice, the yield of styrene was increased by 5%~10% in the membrane reactor. Furthermore, mathematical modeling of membrane reaction has been studied to display the principle of optimal match between the catalytic activity and the membrane permeability.     

On the chemical processing of hydrocarbon surfaces by fast oxygen ions

Solid methane (CH(4)), ethane (C(2)H(6)), and ethylene (C(2)H(4)) ices (thickness: 120 ± 40 nm; 10 K), as well as high-density polyethylene (HDPE: [C(2)H(4)](n)) films (thickness: 130 ± 20 nm; 10, 100, and 300 K), were irradiated with mono-energetic oxygen ions (Φ ~ 6 × 10(15) cm(-2)) of a kinetic energy of 5 keV to simulate the exposure of Solar System hydrocarbon ices and aerospace polymers to oxygen ions sourced from the solar wind and planetary magnetospheres. On-line Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to identify the following O(+) induced reaction pathways in the solid-state: (i) ethane formation from methane ice via recombination of methyl (CH(3)) radicals, (ii) ethane conversion back to methane via methylene (CH(2)) retro-insertion, (iii) ethane decomposing to acetylene via ethylene through successive hydrogen elimination steps, and (iv) ethylene conversion to acetylene via hydrogen elimination. No changes were observed in the irradiated PE samples via infrared spectroscopy. In addition, mass spectrometry detected small abundances of methanol (CH(3)OH) sublimed from the irradiated methane and ethane condensates during controlled heating. The detection of methanol suggests an implantation and neutralization of the oxygen ions within the surface where atomic oxygen (O) then undergoes insertion into a C-H bond of methane. Atomic hydrogen (H) recombination in forming molecular hydrogen and recombination of implanted oxygen atoms to molecular oxygen (O(2)) are also inferred to proceed at high cross-sections. A comparison of the reaction rates and product yields to those obtained from experiments involving 5 keV electrons, suggests that the chemical alteration of the hydrocarbon ice samples is driven primarily by electronic stopping interactions and to a lesser extent by nuclear interactions.     

煤焦表面官能团对甲烷裂解的影响

采用石英管固定床反应器,考察了1 123 K,CH_4/N_2=1∶4的状态下,煤焦表面官能团对甲烷裂解的影响。煤焦表面主要含有羟基、羰基和醚键等官能团,分别通过氢氧化钡、苯肼和碘化氢溶液对煤焦表面进行化学处理,除去煤焦表面相应的官能团,研究处理后煤焦的催化活性,得出煤焦中官能团对甲烷裂解的影响。氢氧化钡处理煤焦后,煤焦中部分羟基被氢氧化钡消耗,甲烷初始转化率和氢气初始收率分别为90.5%和65.2%,说明煤焦中的羟基不利于甲烷的裂解。通过苯肼处理煤焦中羰基并使之转化,甲烷初始转化率和氢气初始收率分别为55.4%和42.9%,说明煤焦中的羰基对甲烷裂解有利。碘化氢处理煤焦后,煤焦中的醚键转化成羟基,甲烷的转化率和氢气收率都明显下降,说明醚键的存在对甲烷裂解同样有利。随着反应时间的延长,甲烷的转化率和氢气的收率降低,催化剂逐渐失活。反应前后煤焦电镜扫描照片表明,甲烷裂解生成的积炭沉积在煤焦表面,堵塞煤焦的孔道,煤焦的比表面积减小,催化活性降低。     

膜反应器在乙苯脱氢反应过程中的应用(英文)

以γ－Ａｌ２Ｏ３微孔陶瓷膜构成膜反应器（ＣＭＲ），使用ＧＳ－０５工业催化剂，在工业过程的操作条件下，研究了乙苯脱氢生产苯乙烯膜的反应规律。与工业上的固定康（ＰＦＲ）过程比较，有膜反应过程产率可提高５％－１０％。在本研究的条件下，股反应的优化实际上就是催化剂反应活性和膜渗透性的匹配。     

Hydrogen and syngas production from two-step steam reforming of methane using CeO2 as oxygen carrier

CeO2 oxygen carrier was prepared by precipitation method and tested by two-step steam reforming of methane (SRM). Two-step SRM for hydrogen and syngas generation is investigated in a fixed-bed reactor. Methane is directly converted to syngas at a H2/CO ratio close to 2 : 1 at a high temperature (above 750 °C) by the lattice oxygen of CeO2; methane cracking is found when the reduction degree of CeO2 was above 5.0% at 850 °C in methane isothermal reaction. CeO2?δ obtained from methane isothermal reaction can split water to generate CO-free hydrogen and renew its lattice oxygen at 700 °C; simultaneously, deposited carbon is selectively oxidized to CO2 by steam following the reaction (C+2H2O→CO2+2H2). Slight deactivation in terms of amounts of desired products (syngas and hydrogen) is observed in ten repetitive two-step SRM process due to the carbon deposition on CeO2 surface as well as sintering of CeO2.     

膜催化研究(Ⅲ)——无机膜反应器中乙醇脱氢制乙醛

应用Sol-gel法制备了无机氧化铝膜,其孔径大小集中分布在3～5nm间,透过率和分离系数均符合Knudsen扩散.将该膜用于乙醇脱氢制乙醛反应中,分别考察了反应温度、进料空速、内管吹扫气流对乙醇转化率及乙醛产率和选择性的影响,并与相同条件下的常规反应器中的结果作了比较.结果发现,用膜反应器后,乙醇转化率及乙醛产率均明显高于常规反应器,与相应的平衡转化率相比较,乙醛收率可提高5%～10%.