A plate-type reactor coated with zirconia-sol and catalyst mixture for methanol steam-reforming

• Published in: Journal of power sources Vol. 140; no. 1; pp. 66 - 71
• Main Authors: Lim, Mee Sook, Kim, Myoung Rae, Noh, Jermim, Woo, Seong Ihl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 2005; Elsevier Sequoia
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Direct energy conversion and energy accumulation; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical power engineering; Electrochemical conversion: primary and secondary batteries, fuel cells; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Equipments for energy generation and conversion: thermal, electrical, mechanical energy, etc; Exact sciences and technology; Fuel cell; Fuel cells; Hydrogen production; Methanol steam-reforming; Plate-type reactor; Zirconia-sol solution; Methanol steam-reforming; Zirconia-sol solution; Plate-type reactor; Fuel cell; Hydrogen production; Hydrogen; Secondary cell; High temperature; Plate; Zirconia; Zirconium oxide; Steam reforming; Performance; Catalyst; Methanol
• ISSN: 0378-7753; 1873-2755
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.08.005

A plate-type reactor with 10 channels is designed for methanol steam-reforming and its performance is investigated in the temperature range 210–290 °C. A catalyst coated with zirconia-sol solution in the channels of the reactor exhibits a good adherence with the substrate that is maintained even after reaction including fast feed flow rates at high temperature. Five plate-type reactors are stacked in order to test their performance for methanol steam-reforming. At 270 °C, hydrogen at 3.1 l h −1 is obtained at a feed flow rate of 2.0 g h −1, which corresponds to results for a conventional packed-bed reactor under various reaction conditions.