• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.2753-2760
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• 2021

This paper proposes using sodium-cooled fast reactor technologies for use in hydrogen vapor methane (SMR) modification. Using three independent energy rings in the Russian BN-600 fast reactor, steam is generated in one of the steam-generating cycles with a pressure of 13.1 MPa and a temperature of 505 ℃. The reactor's second energy cycles can increase the gas-steam mixture's temperature to the required amount for efficient correction. The 620 ton/hr 540 ℃ steam generated in this cycle is sufficient to supply a high-temperature synthesis current source (700 ℃), which raises the steam-gas mixture's temperature in the reactor. The proposed technology provides a high rate of hydrogen production (approximately 144.5 ton/hr of standard H₂), also up to 25% of the original natural gas, in line with existing SMR technology for preparing and heating steam and gas mixtures will be saved. Also, exergy analysis results show that the plant's efficiency reaches 78.5% using HTR heat for combined hydrogen and power generation.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.519-525
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• 2009

The catalytic steam reforming of woody biomass tar and soot to convert a synthetic gas containing hydrogen was investigated by using a bench-scale biomass gasification system. One commercial nickel-based catalyst, Katalco 46-6Q, and two different kinds of natural minerals, dolomite and olivine, were tested as a reforming catalyst at various reforming temperatures. The reaction characteristics of woody biomass tar were also investigated by TGA at a variety of heating rates. With all three catalysts conversion efficiency of tar and soot increased at increasing temperature. The reforming of tar and soot in the synthetic gas induce the increase of combustible gases such as $H_2$, CO and $CH_4$ in the product gas. The nickel-based catalyst showed a higher tar and soot conversion efficiency than mineral catalysts under the same temperature conditions.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.601-607
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• 2019

Ammonia would be formed in natural gas containing small amount of nitrogen reforming process in the process natural gas, which might damage the Pt catalyst and Prox catalyst. In the article, the effect of nitrogen contents on the formation of ammonia in the reforming process has been studied. In the experiments, Ru based and Ni based catalysts were used and the concentration of ammonia in the reformate gas at various gas hourly space velocity was measured. Experimental result shows that relatively higher ammonia concentration was measured with Ru based catalyst than with Ni based catalyst. It also shows that the concentration of ammonia increased rapidly after most of the methane converted into hydrogen. Based on the experimental results to reduce ammonia concentration it might be better to finish methane conversion at the exit position of the reforming reactor to minimize the contact time of catalyst and nitrogen with high concentration of hydrogen.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.483-488
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• 2016

Anode supported solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), consisting of Ni+YSZ anode, YSZ electrolyte, and LSM+YSZ cathode, were fabricated and constant current tested with direct internal reforming of methane (steam to carbon ratio ~ 2) as well as hydrogen fuel at $800^{\circ}C$. The cell, operated under direct internal reforming conditions, showed relatively rapid degradation (~ 1.6 % voltage drop) for 95 h; the cells with hydrogen fuel operated stably for 170 h. Power density and impedance spectra were also measured before and after the tests, and post-test analyses were conducted on the anode parts using SEM / EDS. The results indicate that the performance degradation of the cell operated with internal reforming can be attributed to carbon depositions on the anode, which increase the resistance against anode gas transport and deactivate the Ni catalyst. Thus, the present study shows that direct internal reforming SOFCs cannot be stably operated even under the condition of S/C ratio of ~ 2, probably due to non-uniform mixture (methane and steam) gas flow.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.149-155
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• 2021

Most of the reformer experiments have been conducted only in high-temperature operation conditions above 700℃. However, to design high efficiency solid oxide fuel cell, it is necessary to test actual reaction performance in mid-temperature (550℃) operation areas. In order to study the operation characteristics and performance of commercial reforming catalysts, a reforming performance experiment was conducted on mid-temperature. The catalysts used in this study are Ni-based FCR-4 and Ru-based RuA, RuAL. Experiments were conducted with a Steam-to-carbon ratio of 2.0 to 3.0 under gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) 2,000 to 5,000 hr-1. As a result, RuA and RuAL catalysts showed similar gas composition to the equilibrium regardless of the reforming temperature. However, the FCR-4 catalyst showed a lower hydrogen yield compared to the equilibrium under high GHSV conditions.

• 청정기술
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2023

최근 탄소중립을 위한 청정에너지로 주목받고 있는 수소는 기존에 화석연료의 수증기 개질 반응을 통한 생산에 의존해왔다. 하지만, 이산화탄소의 방출로 인한 한계가 있어 바이오매스 유래 바이오오일의 수증기 개질 반응이 대안으로 제안되고 있다. 바이오오일의 큰 분자량과 다양한 작용기를 가진 탄화수소들이 섞여 있는 복잡성으로 인해 Ni/Al₂O₃ 개질 촉매의 비활성화되는 문제가 발생해 니켈계 촉매의 개선이 필요하다. 본 총설에서는 바이오오일의 수증기 개질 반응에 이용되는 니켈계 촉매의 개선을 활성상, 담체 및 조촉매의 관점에서 정리했다. 활성상은 고분자의 탄화수소들의 C-C, C-H 결합을 끊어 분해 및 전환하고, 귀금속 및 전이금속이 활용될 수 있다. 담체 및 조촉매는 격자산소를 이용하거나 산점을 억제해 촉매의 비활성화의 주요원인인 탄소 침적을 억제하는 방식으로 촉매를 개선할 수 있다. 바이오오일에 기반한 청정수소 생산에 있어 우수한 성능의 개질 촉매 개발은 중요한 역할을 할 것이다.

• 시스템엔지니어링학술지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.81-93
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• 2015

Steam Reforming H2 Generation (SRH2G) System is a chemical process to produce hydrogen through steam reforming of hydrocarbon. Largely speaking, there are two types of materials for the SRH2G: 1) Oil and coal, and 2)Natural Gas such as shale gas. From the perspective of cost, quality (purity), and environmental burden (pollution), the latter is much more desirable than the former. For this reason, research on SRH2G using natural gas is actively carried out, and implemented and operated in the various industry. In this paper, we develop a natural gas based SRH2G system via systems engineering approach. Specifically, we first derived stakeholder requirements, followed by systems requirements and finally system architecture via a tailored SE process for plant (called Plant Systems Engineering (PSE) process) based on ISO/IEC 15288. The developed method was applied to iron and steel plant as a case study. Through the case study, by the SE approach, we were convinced that a successful system satisfying stakeholders' requirements within the given constraints can be developed, verified and validated.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 다양한 수소 생산 방법 중 하나인 천연가스 수증기 개질반응(natural gas steam reforming reaction)에 대해 일반적인 충전층반응기와 반응기와 수소분리기가 결합된 새로운 형태의 분리막 반응기에서의 성능에 대한 비교분석을 수행하였다. Xu 와 Froment에 의해 기존에 발표된 실험결과를 바탕으로 상업용 화학공정모사기인 Aspen $HYSYS^{(R)}$ 모델이 개발되었으며, 반응온도, $H_2$ 투과량, Ar 유량 등이 분리막 반응기에서의 반응물의 전환율 및 $H_2$ 수율 향상도에 미치는 영향에 대해 분석한 결과 분리막 반응기에서 보다 많은 양의 수소수율 및 메탄전환율이 확인되었다. 더 나아가, 전체 시스템에서 필요로 하는 열량을 공급하기 위해 요구되는 천연가스의 양에 초점을 맞춰 분리막 반응기에서의 원가절감 가능성을 평가한 결과, 분리막 반응기에서 10.94%의 원가절감이 관찰되었다.

• 청정기술
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.130-136
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• 2009

상용촉매인 Johnson Matthey사 KATALCO 83-3 촉매를 이용하여 마이크로 채널 반응기 (micro-channel reactor: MCR) 형태에 따른 메탄올 수증기 개질반응을 통한 수소제조반응 특성 연구를 수행하였다. 반응온도 200${\sim}$300$^{\circ}C$, 공간속도 3,000${\sim}$10,000 $hr^{-1}$, 촉매 크기 0.05${\sim}$2.2 mm 조건을 갖는 고정층 반응기에서 반응활성 실험을 수행한 결과, 촉매 크기 0.35 mm에서 최적의 반응활성을 나타났다. 이 결과를 토대로 stacked bed, boat bed 등 마이크로 채널 반응기 형태에 따른 반응활성을 연구한 결과, stacked bed type 마이크로 채널 반응기가 더 좋은 반응활성을 가짐을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.581-586
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• 2023

As the development of alternative energy is required due to the depletion of fossil fuels, interest in the use of hydrogen energy is increasing. Hydrogen is a promising clean energy source with high energy density and can lead to the application of environmentally friendly technologies. However, due to difficulties in production, storage, and transportation that prevent the application of hydrogen-based eco-friendly technology, research on reforming reactions using dimethyl ether (DME) is being conducted. Unlike other hydrocarbons, DME is attracting attention as a hydrogen carrier because it has excellent storage stability and transportability, and there is no C-C bond in the molecule. The reaction between DME and steam is one of the reforming processes with the highest hydrogen yield in theory at a temperature lower than that of other hydrocarbons. In this study, a hydrogen reforming device using DME was developed and a catalyst prepared by supporting Cu in alumina was put into a reactor to find optimal hydrogen production conditions for supplying hydrogen to fuel cells while changing reaction temperature (300-500℃), pressure (5-10 bar), and steam/carbon ratio (3:1 to 5:1).