Catalytic steam reforming of biogas – Effects of feed composition and operating conditions

• Published in: International journal of hydrogen energy Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 1005 - 1015
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Shabbir, Lee, Sheldon H.D., Ferrandon, Magali S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom Elsevier Ltd 12.01.2015; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biogas; Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Catalysts; CO2/CH4 molar ratio; Conversion; Hydrogen; Hydrogen-based energy; Methane; Reforming; Rhodium catalyst; S/C molar ratio; Biogas; Reforming; CO2/CH4 molar ratio; Rhodium catalyst; S/C molar ratio; Hydrogen

A study was conducted on the steam reforming of biogas mixtures over a 4 wt.% Rh/La–Al2O3 catalyst, where the effects of temperature (590–685 °C), steam (S/C molar ratio = 1.28–3.86), CO2/CH4 molar ratio (0.55–1.51), and the gas hourly space velocity (9810–27,000 hr−1) on the conversions and product...