• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2014

Performance tests on $Ni/Ce-ZrO_2/Al_2O_3$ catalysts with additives (MgO, $La_2O_3$) were investigated in the combined reforming processes (SCR, ATR, TRM) in order to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide (it is called "syngas".). The catalyst characterization was conducted using the BET surface analyzer, X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM, TPR and TGA. The combined reforming process was developed to adjust the syngas ratio depending on the synthetic fuel (methanol, DME and GTL) manufacturing processes. Ni-based catalysts supported on alumina has been generally recommended as a combined reforming reaction catalyst. It was found that both free NiO and complexed NiO species were responsible for the catalytic activity in the combined reforming of methane conversion, and the $Ce-ZrO_2$ binary support employed had improved the oxygen storage capacity and thermal stability. The additives, MgO and $La_2O_3$, also seemed to play an important role to prevent the formation of the carbon deposition over the catalysts. The experimental results were compared with the equilibrium data using a commercial simulation tool (PRO/II).

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2008년도 추계학술대회B
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• pp.2221-2226
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• 2008

The objective of this paper is to describe the experimental and numerical investigation of the analysis of the heat transfer in a solar chemical reactor. These are compared about methane steam reforming process in the solar chemical reactor which was a volumetric absorber consisting of honeycomb and a multilayered catalyst supports. With this high operating temperature, convective heat loss, thermal fracture are important features for designing SCR. In order to estimate the system performance and to design the actual solar reactor with various conditions, CFD analysis was used in this study. The nickel oxide porous metal is inserted inside the solar chemical reactor to increase the conversion rate of the reforming reaction. Simulation has been carried out based on the experimental data. According to the simulation results, the optimum methane-steam mole ratio and thickness and numbers of catalyst supports were obtained.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2022

Copper (Cu)-based catalysts have been widely used in a methanol steam reforming (MSR) reaction for hydrogen production for air-independent propulsion (AIP) applications and their good catalytic activities have attracted much attention. However, the agglomeration of the catalytic active site Cu causes deteriorating the catalytic performance and suppression of Cu agglomeration is a crucial issue in the AIP applications that the MSR system is typically operated at 250-300℃ for a long time. R. Sakai et al. recently showed a computational study on the anchoring effect that reduces an agglomeration of active sites by doping in a supporter. In order to present the anchoring effect on 𝛾-Al₂O₃ supported Cu-based catalysts, in this study, the adsorption energies of Cu on X-doped (X=ruthenium, phosphorus, silicon) 𝛾-Al₂O₃ were calculated and Cu adsorption energy decreased due to a change of the electronic structure originated from doping, thereby proving the anchoring effect.

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2003

Methane steam reforming (MSR) reaction for hydrogen production was studied in a membrane reactor (MR) using two tubular membranes, one Pd-based and one of porous alumina. A higher methane conversion than the thermodynamic equilibrium for a traditional reactor (TR) was achieved using MRs. The experimental temperature range was 350-500$^{\circ}C$; no sweep-gas was employed during reaction tests to avoid its back-permeation through the membrane and the steam/methane molar feed ratio (m) varied in the range 3.5-5.9. The best results (the difference between the MR conversion and the thermodynamic equilibrium was of about 7%) were achieved with the alumina membrane, working with the highest steam/methane ratio and at 450$^{\circ}C$. Silica membranes prepared at KRICT laboratories were characterized with permeation tests on single gases (N$_2$, H$_2$ and CH$_4$). These membranes are suited for H$_2$ separation at high temperature.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.1268-1272
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• 2008

부분산화가 적용된 저온플라즈마는 메탄으로부터 합성가스를 생산하는 기술이다. 저온 플라즈마 기술은 수증기 개질, 이산화탄소 개질을 이용한 개질기 보다 소형화와 시동특성이 우수한 장점을 가지고 있으며 다양한 분야에 적용이 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 GlidArc 방전을 이용한 저온플라즈마 개질기를 제안하였다. 개질 특성을 파악하고자 변수별 연구로서 가스 조성비율(O$_2$/CH$_4$), 수증기 주입량, 니켈과 철 촉매의 비교 및 이산화탄소 주입량에 대해 실험을 수행하였다. 최적의 수소 생산 조건은 O$_2$/C비가 0.64, 주입 가스유량은 14.2 L/min, 촉매의 반응기의 내부 온도는 672$^{\circ}C$, 주입 가스 량에 대한 수증기 유량 비율은 0.8 그리고 유입전력이 1.1 kJ/L일 때, 41.1%로 최대 수소 농도를 나타냈다. 그리고 이때 메탄의 전환율, 수소 수율 그리고 개질기 열효율은 각각 46.5%, 89.1%, 37.5%를 나타냈다.

• 공업화학
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.468-473
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 접촉식 가수열분해 반응을 이용하여 원유를 감압증류한 후 생산되는 고점도의 감압잔사유(VR)의 개질반응을 실시하였다. 감압잔사유는 30 bar, $300^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 24 h 동안 수증기(steam)와 반응하면, 구성성분 중에서 레진류와 아스팔텐류가 감소하고, 포화탄화수소류(saturates)나 방향족탄화수소류(aromatics)가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이때 스팀 양이 적은 경우에는 가수열분해 반응 후 아스팔텐 함량이 증가되는 역반응 효과도 관측되었다. 수소공여제인 데칼린을 사용하며 메탈옥사이드-제올라이트계 촉매를 사용하는 접촉식 가수열분해 반응 결과 레진과 아스팔텐류가 10% 정도 줄고 방향족 탄화수소류가 10% 증가하면서 점도 감소효과도 70% 정도로 우수하였다. GC-Mass spectroscopy를 이용하여 촉매 사용 시 가수열분해 반응 결과 분자량이 적은 물질로의 분해효과가 우수함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.139-144
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• 2009

A microwave plasma torch at the atmospheric pressure by making use of magnetrons operated at the 2.45 GHz and used in a home microwave oven has been developed. This electrodeless torch can be used to various areas, including industrial, environmental and military applications. Although the microwave plasma torch has many applications, we in the present work focused on the microwave plasma torch operated in pure steam and several applications, which may be used in future and right now. For example, a high-temperature steam microwave plasma torch may have a potential application of the hydrocarbon fuel reforming at one atmospheric pressure. Moreover, the radicals including hydrogen, oxygen and hydroxide molecules are abundantly available in the steam torch, dramatically enhancing the reaction speed. Also, the microwave plasma torch can be used as a high-temperature, large-volume plasma burner by injecting hydrocarbon fuels in gas, liquid, and solid into the plasma flame. Finally, we briefly report treatment of soils contaminated with oils, volatile organic compounds, heavy metals, etc., which is an underway research in our group.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.82-88
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• 2020

Recently, a fuel reforming plant for supplying high purity hydrogen has been studied to increase the operation time of underwater weapon systems. Since steam reforming is an endothermic reaction, it is necessary to continuously supply heat to the reactor. A fuel reforming plant needs a methanol-O₂ catalytic burner to obtain heat and supply heat to the reformer. In this study, two types of designs of a catalytic burner are presented and the results are analyzed through the experiments. The design of the catalytic burner is divided into that the O₂ supply direction is perpendicular to the methanol flow direction (Design 1) and the same as the methanol flow direction (Design 2). In case of Design 1, backfire and flame combustion occurred in the mixing space in front of the catalyst, and in the absence of the mixing space, combustion reaction occurred only in a part of the catalyst. For above reasons, Design 1 could not increase the exhaust gas temperature to 750℃. In Design 2, no flashback and flame combustion were observed, the exhaust gas could be maintained up to 750℃. However, the O₂ distributor was exposed to high temperatures, resulting in thermal damage.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2019

오늘날 세계 에너지 시장에서는 친환경 에너지의 중요성이 대두되고 있다. 수소 에너지는 미래의 청정에너지원이며 무공해 에너지원 중 하나이다. 특히 수소를 이용한 연료전지 방식은 재생에너지의 유연성을 높여주고 장기간 에너지 저장 및 변환이 가능해서 화석 자원의 사용에 따른 환경문제와 자원의 고갈로 인한 에너지 문제를 동시에 해결할 수 있는 방안으로 판단된다. 본 연구의 목적은 플라즈마를 이용하여 효율적으로 수소를 생산하는 방안으로, 온도에 따른 개질반응과 수율을 확인하여 DME(Di Methyl Ether)개질의 최적화 방안을 연구하는데 있다. 연구 방법은 2.45 GHz의 전자파플라즈마 토치를 사용하여 청정 연료인 DME를 개질하여 수소를 생산하고, 저온 조건($T3=1100^{\circ}C$), 저온 과산소 조건($T3=1100^{\circ}C$), 고온 조건($T3=1376^{\circ}C$)에서 가스화 분석을 진행하였다. 저온 가스화 분석을 통해 $1100^{\circ}C$ 근처에서는 불안정한 개질 반응으로 인해 메탄이 발생하는 현상을 확인하였고, 저온 과산소 가스화 분석은 저온 가스화 분석과 비교하였을 때 수소는 적으나 이산화탄소는 많은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 고온에서의 가스화 분석을 통해 $1200^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 메탄이 발생하지 않았고 약 $1150^{\circ}C$ 부터 메탄이 발생하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 결론적으로 개질반응시 온도가 높을수록 수소의 비율이 높아지나 CO 비율은 증가하는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 그러나, 가스화기의 구조적인 문제로 인해 열손실과 개질의 문제가 발생함을 확인하였다. 향후 연구의 발전 방향으로는, 가스화기 개선을 통해 불완전한 연소를 줄여 높은 수율의 수소를 얻고 일산화탄소, 메탄과 같은 기체의 발생을 낮출 필요성이 있는 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구에서 제안하는 DME를 수증기 플라즈마 개질하여 수소를 생산하는 최적화 방안이, 향후 친환경, 신재생 에너지를 생산하는데 의미있는 기여를 할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.494-502
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• 2016

A 1-dimensional heterogeneous reactor model with the gas-solid interfacial phase gradients was developed for the simulation of the packed bed reactor where the exothermic reversible water gas shift reaction for the natural gas steam reformed gas was proceeding in adiabatic mode. Experimental results obtained over the WGS catalyst, C18-HA, were best simulated when the frequency factor of the reaction rate constant was adjusted to a half the value reported over another WGS catalyst, EX-2248, having the same kinds of active components as the C18-HA. For the reactor of the inside diameter 158.4 mm and the bed length 650 mm, the optimum feeding temperature of the reformed gas was simulated to be $194^{\circ}C$, giving the lowest CO content in the product gas by 1.68 mol% on the basis of dried gas. For reactors more extended in the bed length, the possible lowest CO content in the product gas with the optimum feeding temperature of the reformed gas were suggested.