Catalyst and process development for the H/sub 2/ preparation from future fuel cell feedstocks. Quarterly progress report, October 1, 1978-December 31, 1978
The work done under this contract in the last quarter of 1978 was concerned with Phase I, which involved preliminary catalyst and process evaluation. The processes under study are hydrogen assisted steam reforming (HASR), catalytic partial oxidation (CPO), and autothermal steam reforming (ATR). Existing Engelhard test units were modified to carry out preliminary runs using the first two processes. Technical analysis to support work in this area consisted of heat and material balances constrained by equilibrium considerations. In a third task, the steam reforming of methanol to produce hydrogen was studied over two commercial low-temperature shift catalysts. Aging runs indicated good initial performance on both catalysts, but methanol conversion started to decline after a few hundred hours on stream.
- Research Organization:
- Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corp., Edison, NJ (USA). Engelhard Industries Div.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-78ET15383
- OSTI ID:
- 5086317
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/15383-3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
PARTIAL OXIDATION PROCESSES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
STEAM REFORMER PROCESSES
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
EVALUATION
HEATING OILS
HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
METHANOL
NAPHTHA
NICKEL
PALLADIUM COMPOUNDS
PLATINUM COMPOUNDS
PROPANE
RHODIUM COMPOUNDS
ALCOHOLS
ALKANES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL TAR OILS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DISTILLATES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL CELLS
FUEL OILS
FUELS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LIQUID FUELS
METALS
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
REFORMER PROCESSES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
080103* - Hydrogen- Production- Steam Reformer Processes
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