The Characteristics of a Ni/Cr/Ru Catalyst for a Biogas Dry Reforming Membrane Reactor Using a Pd/Cu Membrane and a Comparison of It with a Ni/Cr Catalyst

Abstract

This study proposes a combination system consisting of a biogas dry reforming reactor and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Since biogas dry reforming is an endothermic reaction, this study adopted a membrane reactor operated due to the non-equilibrium state with H2 separation from the reaction space. This study aimed to clarify the performance of the Ni/Cr/Ru catalyst using a biogas dry reforming membrane reactor. Additionally, this study also undertook a comparison of the performance of the Ni/Cr/Ru catalyst with that of the Ni/Cr catalyst. The impact of operation temperature, the molar ratio of CH4:CO2, the differential pressure between the reaction chamber and the sweep chamber, and the introduction of a sweep gas on the performance of the biogas dry reforming membrane reactor using a Pd/Cu membrane and a Ni/Cr/Ru catalyst was examined. The concentration of H2 using the Ni/Cr/Ru catalyst was greater than that using the Ni/Cr catalyst by 2871 ppmV for the molar ratio of CH4:CO2 = 1.5:1 at the reaction temperature of 600 °C and the differential pressure of 0 MPa without a sweep gas in particular. Under this condition, CH4 conversion, H2 yield, and thermal efficiency were 67.4%, 1.77 × 10−2%, and 0.241%, respectively.

Keywords

• biogas dry reforming
• membrane reactor
• Ni/Cr/Ru catalyst
• Ni/Cr catalyst
• operation condition