Autothermal steam reforming

Purification of the generated gas by catalytic autothermal steam reforming of a broad spectrum of hydrocarbons to generate a raw synthesis gas consisting mainly of CO and H2 as energy carriers. 

Aasberg-Petersen K. Autothermal steam reforming with modified catalyst. US Patent 6,338,833, Jan 2002. 

The materials are stable at very high temperatures (>500°C). A schematic illustration of the ion transport membrane (ITM) developed by Air Products is shown in Figure 7.30 [29]. Details on this technology can be found in Ref. [194]. The Danish company, Haldor Topsoe A/S, has presented a patented solution with an integrated ion-conducting membrane for autothermal steam reforming [195]—several other patents are announced. 

Ouzounidou, M., Ipsakis, D., Voutetakis, S., Papadopoulou, S., Seferhs, P. (2009). A combined methanol autothermal steam reforming and PEM fuel cell pilot plant unit experimental and simulation studies. Energy, 34, 1733—1743. 

Dreyer, BJ, Lee, IC, Krummenacher, JJ, Schmidt, LD. Autothermal steam reforming of higher hydrocarbons n-decane, n-hexadecane and JP-8. Appl. Catal. A Gen. 2006 307 184-194. 

Huang, C. and A. T-Raissi. 2007. Thermodynamic analyses of hydrogen production from sub-quality natural gas. Part II Steam reforming and autothermal steam reforming. /. Power Sources 163 637-44. 

Steam Reforming. When relatively light feedstocks, eg, naphthas having ca 180°C end boiling point and limited aromatic content, are available, high nickel content catalysts can be used to simultaneously conduct a variety of near-autothermic reactions. This results in the essentiaHy complete conversions of the feedstocks to methane ... 

ATR(l) [Autothermal reforming] A process for making CO-enriched syngas. It combines partial oxidation with adiabatic steam-reforming. Developed in the late 1950s for ammonia and methanol synthesis. Further developed in the 1990s by Haldor Topsoe. 

Oxidative Steam Reforming (OSR) / Autothermal Reforming of Ethanol... 

Oxidative steam reforming/autothermal reforming of ethanol... 

Fig. 11 Free energy changes in the oxidative steam reforming/autothermal reforming of ethanol, acetaldehyde and methane.

Table 7 References on oxidative steam reforming (OSR) and autothermal reforming of ethanol for hydrogen production... 

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