Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9760110 | Journal of Power Sources | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
This paper summarizes the results of auto thermal reforming (ATR) of an iso-octane-based liquid fuel. In addition Microlith-based water gas shift (WGS) and preferential CO oxidation (PROX) reactors were also examined for fuel processing applications. Surprisingly, selectivity advantages for these kinetically controlled reactions were observed [2]. Examples described here include low methanation selectivity in WGS applications and large operating windows for PROX at very high space velocities. A complete reformer system with Microlith ATR, WGS and PROX reactors has been identified. Sensitivity of system size with regard to steam:carbon ratios, and the resulting implications for reactor/heat exchanger sizes were documented and a compact system identified.
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Authors
Subir Roychoudhury, Marco Castaldi, Maxim Lyubovsky, Rene LaPierre, Shabbir Ahmed,