Steam Reforming of Methanol SRM

Steam reforming of methanol 5 60 Oxidative steam reforming of 

Catalyst Metal Composition (wt%) BET Surface Area (m2/g) Characteristics of Metallic Copper1  

Pd/ZnO catalysts have also been reported recently as an alternative to Cu-based catalysts for the reforming of methanol for FI2 production because they have been 

Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have explored the Pd/ZnO catalysts extensively and developed microchannel reactors for the reforming of methanol for H2 production for portable fuel cell applications. Their research works have been published in recent reviews.163 168 192 

The SRM reaction over Pd/ZnO catalysts also follows pathway II, producing formaldehyde and formate species followed by decomposition into H2 and C02. This is especially true when Pd is alloyed with Zn. On the other hand, the formaldehyde species first formed from methanol by dehydrogenation undergoes decomposition to produce CO and H2 when Pd is present in metallic state. This 

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SCR Selective catalytic reduction SRM Steam reforming of methanol UV Ultraviolet... 

SRM based on MSRs has acquired an increasing interest due to system compactness with portable apphcations for fuel cells, which could be apphed on auxiliary power imits (APUs). Moreover, catalytic autothermal reforming of methanol has also been considered since it offers some advantages over endothermic steam reforming and exothermic partial oxidation [67]. 

Introduction. Indirect natural gas conversion consists of two major steps in series, i.e., natural gas conversion to synthesis gas and synthesis gas conversion to liquid fuels. The dominant commercial practices of the two steps are Steam Reforming and methanol synthesis, respectively. Consequently, the Natural Gas to Methanol via Steam Reforming (SRM) is adopted as the standard indirect conversion technology for comparison. 

Methanol steam reforming (SRM) (3.15) is an endothermic reaction, feasible at temperatures of 200-300°C [31]. 

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