Aqueous phase reforming of ethylene glycol in a structured catalyst micro-reactor

فاقد چكيده فارسي

Consumption of oil and gas as energy carriers led to irreversible environmental effects related to greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, for the reduction of this greenhouse effect, a shift to renewable resources for energy supply strongly recommended. However, in recent years, hydrogen emerged as the most promising clean energy carrier for generating electrical power through fuel cells. Nevertheless, production of renewable hydrogen remained major obstacle towards developing this concept. Aqueous phase reforming (APR) of oxygenated hydrocarbon considered a new route for the production of renewable hydrogen. One expected utilizing new technology such as micro-reactors helped to develop the ability of the APR in an in-situ hydrogen production. Hence, fabrication of operating micro-reactors for hydrogen production through APR considered the main purpose of this investigation. Therefore, in the current work, a steel micro-reactor with a structured catalyst fabricated and its performance through reforming of ethylene glycol in an aqueous phase determined. Finally, it was evidenced that, the structured catalyst micro-reactor converted 57.7% of ethylene glycol in a once-through reaction path under optimum conditions.