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Development of Methane Decomposition Reactor for Hydrogen Production Using Solar Thermal Energy

수소생산을 위한 태양열 이용 메탄 분해 반응기 개발

  • Kim, Haneol (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Kim, Jongkyu (Renewable Heat Integration Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
  • Received : 2021.03.08
  • Accepted : 2021.06.16
  • Published : 2021.06.25
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Abstract

This paper explains the development process of methane decomposition to hydrogen and carbon black using solar thermal energy. It also demonstrates the advantages and disadvantages of five different reactors for each development stage, including the reactor's experimental results. Starting with the initial direct heating type reactor, the indirect heating type reactor was developed through five modifications. The 40-kWth solar furnace installed at the Korea Institute of Energy Research was used for the experiment. In the experiment using the developed indirect heating reactor, an 89.0% methane to hydrogen conversion rate was achieved at a methane flow rate of 40 L/min, obtained at about twice the flow rate compared to previous advanced studies.

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본 연구는 환경부 '글로벌탑 환경기술개발사업'(과제번호: 2017002410010)과 한국에너지기술연구원의 주요사업(C1-2409)을 재원으로 수행되었습니다.

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