Title :
Pure hydrogen production from octane, ethanol, methanol and methane reforming using a palladium membrane reactor
Author :
Birdsell, Stephen A. ; Willms, R. Scott ; Dye, Robert C.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
fDate :
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Abstract :
A palladium membrane reactor was used to reform octane, ethanol, methanol and methane into pure hydrogen. Conversions approaching 100% were achieved for each of the hydrocarbons. The effect of injection rate on hydrogen recovery was measured. It was observed that higher percentages of hydrogen were recovered from the hydrocarbons as the injection rate was decreased. The effect of hydrocarbon-to-water inlet ratio was also measured for octane and ethanol. It was observed that higher percentages of hydrogen were recovered from the hydrocarbons as the hydrocarbon-to-water inlet ratio was increased
Keywords :
fuel; hydrogen economy; membranes; palladium; H2; Pd; ethanol; hydrocarbon-to-water inlet ratio; hydrocarbons; hydrogen recovery; injection rate; methane reforming; methanol; octane; palladium membrane reactor; pure hydrogen production; Biomembranes; Ethanol; Fuel cells; Hydrocarbons; Hydrogen; Inductors; Methanol; Palladium; Petroleum; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4515-0
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1997.656723
