• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.284-287
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• 2005

A fluidized bed reactor made of quartz with 0.055 m I.D. and 1.0 m in height was employed for the thermocatalytic decomposition of methane to produce $CO_2 - free$ hydrogen. The fluidized bed was proposed for the continuous withdraw of product carbons from the reactor. The methane decomposition rate with the carbon black N330 catalyst was quickly reached a quasi-steady state rate and remained for several hour. The methane decomposition reaction was carried out at the temperature range of $850-925^{\circ}C$, methane gas velocity of $1.0U_{mf}\;3.0U_{mf}$ and the operating pressure of 1.0 atm. Effect of operating parameters such as reaction temperature, gas velocity on the reaction rates was investigated. The produced carbon by the methane decomposition was deposited on the surfaces of carbon catalysts and the morphology was observed by SEM image.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.57-60
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• 2007

A fluidized bed reactor made of quartz with 0.055 m I.D. and 1.0 m in height was employed for the thermocatalytic decomposition of methane to produce $CO_{2}$ - free hydrogen. The fluidized bed was proposed for the continuous withdraw of product carbons from the reactor. The methane decomposition rate with the carbon black N330 catalyst was quickly reached a quasi-steady state rate and remained for several hour. The methane and propane mixture decomposition reaction was carried out at the temperature range of 850 - 900 $^{\circ}C$, methane and propane mixture gas velocity of 1.0 $U_{mf}$ ${\sim}$ 3.0 $U_{mf}$ and the operating pressure of 1.0 atm. Effect of operating parameters such as reaction temperature, gas velocity on the reaction rates was investigated. The produced carbon by the methane decomposition was deposited on the surfaces of carbon catalysts and the morphology was observed by SEM image.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.97-100
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• 2007

A fluidized bed reactor made of quartz with 0.055 m I.D. and 1.0 m in height was employed for the thermocatalytic decomposition of methane to produce $CO_2$ - free hydrogen . The fluidized bed was proposed for the continuous withdraw of product carbons from the reactor. The methane decomposition rate with the carbon black N330 catalyst was quickly reached a quasi-steady state rate and remained for several hour. The methane and propane mixture decomposition reaction was carried out at the temperature range of 850 - 900 $^{\circ}C$, methane and propane mixture gas velocity of 1.0 $U_{mf}$ ${\sim}$ 3.0 $U_{mf}$ and the operating pressure of 1.0 atm. Effect of operating parameters such as reaction temperature, gas velocity on the reaction rates was investigated. The produced carbon by the methane decomposition was deposited on the surfaces of carbon catalysts and the morphology was observed by TEM image.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.761-764
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• 2009

The thermocatalytic decomposition of methane is an environmentally attractive approach to $CO_2$-free production of hydrogen. The fluidized bed was proposed for the continuous withdraw of product carbon from the reactor. The usage of carbon black was reported as stable catalyst for decomposition of methane. Therfore, carbon black (DCC-N330) is used as catalyst. A fluidized bed reactor made of quartz with 0.055 m I.D. and 1.0 m in height was selected for the thermo-catalytic decomposition. The porpane-containg methnae decomposition reaction was operated at the temperature range of 850-900 $^{\circ}C$ methane gas velocity of 1.0 $U_{mf}$ and the operating pressure of 1.0 atm. In this work, propane was added as reactant to make methane conversion higher. Therefore we compared with methane conversion and pre-experiment methane conversion that using only methane as reactant. The carbon black, after experiment, was measured in particle size and surface area and analyzed surface of the carbon black by TEM.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.487-492
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• 2008

본 논문은 유동층반응기에서 메탄 열분해에 의한 수소 생산과 탄소 생성에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 환경에 대한 영향을 최소화한 상태에서 one-step에 의한 메탄의 전환반응을 메탄 분해촉매활성에 영향을 미치는 인자에 대하여 연구하였다. 측정된 압력요동특성치의 해석을 통하여 유동층 열분해촉매의 유동화현상을 측정하였으며, 유동화특성에 따른 메탄열분해능을 측정하였다. 메탄의 분해능는 생성되는 수소의 농도로부터 측정하였다. 유동층의 특성인 층내 입자 이동성, U-Umf, 마모, 비산유출, 유동화가스의 효율밀도에 따른 분해효율에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.791-793
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• 2009

Hydrogen has been recognized of the energy source for the future, in terms of the most environmentally acceptable energy source. A pressurized fluidized bed reactor made of carbon steel with 0.076 m I.D. and 1.0 m in height was employed for the thermocatalytic decomposition of methane to produce amount of $CO_2$ - free hydrogen with validity from a commercial point of view. The fluidized bed was proposed for withdrawing of product carbons from the reactor continuously. The methane decomposition rate with the carbon black N330 catalyst was rapidly reached a quasi-steady state and remained for several hour. The methane thermocatalytic decomposition reaction was carried out at the temperature range of 850 - 950 $^{\circ}C$, methane gas velocity of 2.0 $U_{mf}$ and the operating pressure of 1.0 -3.0 bar. Effect of operating parameters such as reaction temperature, pressure on the reaction rates was investigated and predicted the effect of a change in conditions on a chemical equilibrium thermodynamically, according to Le Chatelier's principle.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.40-49
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• 2021

In this study, the optical properties, heat transfer capabilities and chemical reaction performance of a methane thermal decomposition reactor using solar heat as a heat source were numerically analyzed on the basis of the cavity shape. The optical properties were analyzed using TracePro, a Monte Carlo ray tracing-based program, and the heat transfer analysis was performed using Fluent, a CFD program. An indirect heating tubular reactor was rotated at a constant speed to prevent damage by the heat source in the solar furnace. The inside of the reactor was filled with a porous catalyst for methane decomposition, and the outside was insulated to reduce heat loss. The performance of the reactor, based on cavity shape, was calculated when solar heat was concentrated on the reactor surface and methane was supplied into the reactor in an environment with a solar irradiance of 700 W/㎡, a wind speed of 1 m/s, and an outdoor temperature of 25℃. Thus, it was confirmed that the heat loss of the full-cavity model decreased to 13% and the methane conversion rate increased by 33.5% when compared to the semi-cavity model.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.40-49
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• 2021

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.

• 공업화학
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 열플라즈마 직접분해법에 의해 메탄과 프로판으로부터 수소와 카본 블랙을 생성하는 공정에 대해 조사하였다. 메탄과 프로판의 직접분해 시 열역학적 평형조성을 깁스 자유에너지의 최소화에 근거하여 계산하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 직접분해 실험을 수행하였다. 탄화수소의 직접분해에 의해 생성된 수소의 순도는 분해가스 유량에 의존하는 것으로 나타났으며, 고순도의 수소를 얻기 위한 분해 조건을 조사하였다. 메탄을 분해가스로 사용한 경우 프로판의 경우보다 높은 수소의 순도를 나타내는데, 이는 열플라즈마에 의해 생성된 라디칼의 재결합 등으로 인한 메탄이나 에탄, 그리고 아세틸렌과 같은 부산물이 프로판의 경우에 더욱 많이 생겨나기 때문인 것으로 조사되었다. 생성된 카본블랙은 X선 회절분석과 Raman Spectroscopy 분석을 통해 결정성을 조사하였으며, SEM 분석 및 입도 분석을 통해 카본블랙의 입자 모양과 크기를 조사하였다. 그 결과 구형이며 결정성이 양호한 카본블랙이 생성되었음을 확인하였으며, 메탄으로부터 생성된 카본 블랙이 프로판으로부터 생성된 카본블랙보다 평균 입자 크기가 작은 것으로 나타났다.

• 공업화학
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.680-684
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• 2008

Silica sand 내에서의 메탄 하이드레이트($CH_4$ hydrate)의 형성과 분해는 $7.0^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 실험되었다. Silica sand 내에서 형성되는 메탄 하이드레이트의 형성 및 분해 특성을 연구하기 위해 새로운 반응기를 제작하였다. Silica sand bed 내에서 메탄하이드레이트의 형성과 분해되는 동안의 온도변화에 대한 연구를 위해 반응기 내의 주입한 silica sand 높이에 따라 열전대의 위치를 다르게 설치하여 실험하였다. 반응기 내에 가해지는 압력과 온도는 메탄 하이드레이트의 형성과 분해를 발생시키는 요인이다. 메탄 하이드레이트 형성을 위한 가스 흡착곡선과 분해실험을 위한 가스 발생곡선은 실험데이터로부터 결정되었다. 8 MPa의 압력에서 $7.0^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 메탄 하이드레이트 형성 실험을 수행한 결과 70%의 메탄이 하이드레이트로 전환됨을 알 수 있었다. 형성된 메탄 하이드레이트의 분해에 의한 메탄의 회수율은 82%였다.