Liquid fuel reformer development.
Abstract
At Argonne National Laboratory we are developing a process to convert hydrocarbon fuels to a clean hydrogen feed for a fuel cell. The process incorporates a partial oxidation/steam reforming catalyst that can process hydrocarbon feeds at lower temperatures than existing commercial catalysts. We have tested the catalyst with three diesel-type fuels: hexadecane, low-sulfur diesel fuel, and a regular diesel fuel. We achieved complete conversion of the feed to products. Hexadecane yielded products containing 60% hydrogen on a dry, nitrogen-free basis at 800 C. For the two diesel fuels, higher temperatures, >850 C, were required to approach similar levels of hydrogen in the product stream. At 800 C, hydrogen yield of the low sulfur diesel was 32%, while that of the regular diesel was 52%. Residual products in both cases included CO, CO{sub 2}, ethane, ethylene, and methane.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (US)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 11914
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CMT/CP-99684
TRN: AH200119%%211
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1999 Hydrogen Program Technical Peer Review, Lakewood, CO (US), 05/04/1999--05/06/1999; Other Information: PBD: 30 Jul 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 08 HYDROGEN; 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; ANL; CATALYSTS; DIESEL FUELS; FUEL CELLS; HEXADECANE; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; LIQUID FUELS; SULFUR
Citation Formats
Ahmed, S, Krumpelt, M, Pereira, C, and Wilkenhoener, R. Liquid fuel reformer development.. United States: N. p., 1999.
Web.
Ahmed, S, Krumpelt, M, Pereira, C, & Wilkenhoener, R. Liquid fuel reformer development.. United States.
Ahmed, S, Krumpelt, M, Pereira, C, and Wilkenhoener, R. 1999.
"Liquid fuel reformer development.". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/11914.
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title = {Liquid fuel reformer development.},
author = {Ahmed, S and Krumpelt, M and Pereira, C and Wilkenhoener, R},
abstractNote = {At Argonne National Laboratory we are developing a process to convert hydrocarbon fuels to a clean hydrogen feed for a fuel cell. The process incorporates a partial oxidation/steam reforming catalyst that can process hydrocarbon feeds at lower temperatures than existing commercial catalysts. We have tested the catalyst with three diesel-type fuels: hexadecane, low-sulfur diesel fuel, and a regular diesel fuel. We achieved complete conversion of the feed to products. Hexadecane yielded products containing 60% hydrogen on a dry, nitrogen-free basis at 800 C. For the two diesel fuels, higher temperatures, >850 C, were required to approach similar levels of hydrogen in the product stream. At 800 C, hydrogen yield of the low sulfur diesel was 32%, while that of the regular diesel was 52%. Residual products in both cases included CO, CO{sub 2}, ethane, ethylene, and methane.},
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year = {Fri Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 1999},
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