Water Gas Shift Reaction in a glass microreactor

A micro scale glass reactor was designed, fabricated and characterized with Water Gas Shift Reaction (WGSR). The fabrication procedure was quick, uncomplicated, template-free and inexpensive and did not require any special clean room facility, making it ideal for first generation prototyping. The fa...

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Published inCatalysis today Vol. 120; no. 1; pp. 107 - 120
Main Authors Mukherjee, S., Hatalis, M.K., Kothare, M.V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 30.01.2007
Subjects
Catalyst activation
Glass microreactor
Water Gas Shift Reaction
Catalyst activation
Glass microreactor
Water Gas Shift Reaction
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Summary:A micro scale glass reactor was designed, fabricated and characterized with Water Gas Shift Reaction (WGSR). The fabrication procedure was quick, uncomplicated, template-free and inexpensive and did not require any special clean room facility, making it ideal for first generation prototyping. The fabricated unit was able to withstand pressure and temperature of 1.65 MPa and 260 °C respectively. An important reaction in micro scale fuel processing, namely WGSR, was carried out in this microreactor using a packed bed of 50–75 μm commercial catalyst particles at 185–250 °C. The design sizing was based on a CO flow of 0.06 mol/h. Experimental results were used to develop a kinetic model of the reaction.
ISSN:0920-5861
1873-4308
DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2006.07.007