Kinetic and structural requirements for a CO2 adsorbent in sorption enhanced catalytic reforming of methane - Part I: Reaction kinetics and sorbent capacity

► Pure H2 production using low temperature sorption-enhanced steam reforming of methane. ► The applicability of integration of a highly active Rh/CeαZr1−αO2 catalyst with two candidate CO2 sorbents is studied. ► Multi-level modeling scales are constructed. ► The maximum CH4 conversion enhancement is a strong function of sorption kinetics.