Optimization of catalyst loading for porous copper fiber sintered felts used in methanol steam reforming microreactors

W. Zhou; Y. Tang; Q. Wang; K. S. Hui; K. N. Hui; Z. Wan; R. Song

doi:10.1002/ceat.201100295

Optimization of catalyst loading for porous copper fiber sintered felts used in methanol steam reforming microreactors

W. Zhou, Y. Tang, Q. Wang, K. S. Hui, K. N. Hui, Z. Wan, R. Song

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Abstract

A novel porous copper fiber sintered felt (PCFSF) has been used as catalyst support to construct a methanol steam reforming microreactor for hydrogen production. The Cu/Zn/Al/Zr catalyst was loaded on the PCFSF by means of a two-layer impregnation method. The ultrasonic water bath vibration method was employed to investigate the effect of porosity, catalyst loading, and sintering temperature on the loading performance of PCFSFs. The effective catalyst loading, being limited by porosity and pore size, was >92% in the lower porosity range of 70-80%, but significantly reduced in higher porosity ranges >80%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-314
Number of pages	8
Journal	Chemical Engineering and Technology
Volume	36
Issue number	2
Early online date	8 Jan 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201100295
Publication status	Published - Feb 2013

Keywords

Loading performance
Methanol conversion
Methanol steam reforming microreactor
Porous copper fiber sintered felt
Ultrasonic water bath vibration

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Optimization of catalyst loading for porous copper fiber sintered felts used in methanol steam reforming microreactors

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