Integrated fabrication of a micro methanol reformer and a hydrogen peroxide heat source

This paper presents the design, fabrication and evaluation of a micro methanol reformer complete with a heat source. The micro system consists of the steam reforming reactor of methanol, the catalytic decomposition reactor of hydrogen peroxide, and a heat exchanger between the two reactors. In the present study, catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide is used as a process to supply heat to the reforming reactor. The fabrication process integrated with the catalyst loading process is developed. The performance of the methanol steam reforming system was measured at various test conditions and the optimum operation condition was sought.