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http://dx.doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2011.49.1.021

A Comparative Study of Commercial Catalysts for Methanol Steam Reforming  

Park, Jung-Eun (Division of Energy Systems Research and Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering, Ajou University)
Park, Jae-Hyun (Division of Energy Systems Research and Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering, Ajou University)
Yim, Sung-Dae (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Kim, Chang-Soo (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
Park, Eun-Duck (Division of Energy Systems Research and Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering, Ajou University)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.49, no.1, 2011 , pp. 21-27 More about this Journal
Abstract
The comparison work was conducted for the methanol steam reforming among commercial Cu-based catalysts, viz. ICI-M45, which is for the methanol synthesis, MDC-3 and MDC-7, which are for the water-gas shift reaction. The catalytic activity for the water-gas shift reaction was also compared over three catalysts. Among them, MDC-7 showed the highest methanol conversion and formation rate of hydrogen and carbon dioxide at 473 K for the methanol steam reforming. To find out any promotional effect between ICI-M45 and MDC-7, three different packing methods with these two catalysts were examined. However, no synergistic effect was observed. The catalytic activity for watergas shift reaction decreased in the following order: MDC-7 > MDC-3 > ICI-M45. The highest activity of MDC-7 for the methanol steam reforming as well as the water-gas shift reaction can be due to its high surface area, copper dispersion, and an adequate Cu/Zn ratio.
Keywords
Methanol Steam Reforming; Water-gas Shift; Cu Catalyst; $Cu/Zn/Al_2O_3$;
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