Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1274712 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2008 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

Hydrogen gas with low CO content was produced by cyclic water gas shift (CWGS) reactor based on the periodic reduction and re-oxidation of Fe2O3–CeO2–ZrO2. The process was operated with CO/H2 mixtures produced by e.g. auto-thermal reforming of hydrocarbons. During the reduction phase of the cyclic process, the incoming CO/H2 mixture converted Fe2O3–CeO2–ZrO2 into a reduced form. Subsequently, steam was fed into the reactor for re-oxidation of the reduced material. Thereby, H2 was released which can be used for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) without any further purification. As side product, some coke can be formed on the solid surface by Bouduard reaction. This coke is removed in the re-oxidation step with steam leading to the formation of carbon monoxide. The extent of coke formation is controllable by keeping the oxygen conversion of the material below a certain degree. The feasibility of the novel process was demonstrated by combining the CWGS reactor with a 5-cell PEMFC stack.

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