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Catalytic Partial Oxidation (catalytic + partial_oxidation)
Selected AbstractsAutothermal Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Glycerol to Syngas and to Non-Equilibrium ProductsCHEMSUSCHEM CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABILITY, ENERGY & MATERIALS, Issue 1 2009David Abstract Glycerol, a commodity by-product of the biodiesel industry, has value as a fuel feedstock and chemical intermediate. It is also a simple prototype of sugars and carbohydrates. Through catalytic partial oxidation (CPOx), glycerol can be converted into syngas without the addition of process heat. We explored the CPOx of glycerol using a nebulizer to mix droplets with air at room temperature for reactive flash volatilization. Introducing this mixture over a noble-metal catalyst oxidizes the glycerol at temperatures over 600,°C in 30,90,ms. Rhodium catalysts produce equilibrium selectivity to syngas, while platinum catalysts produce mainly autothermal non-equilibrium products. The addition of water to the glycerol increases the selectivity to H2 by the water gas shift reaction and reduces non-equilibrium products. However, water also quenches the reaction, resulting in a maximum in H2 production at a steam/carbon ratio of 2:3 over a Rh-Ce catalyst. Glycerol without water produces a variety of chemicals over Pt, including methylglyoxal, hydroxyacetone, acetone, acrolein, acetaldehyde, and olefins. [source] A C1 microkinetic model for methane conversion to syngas on Rh/Al2O3AICHE JOURNAL, Issue 4 2009Matteo Maestri Abstract A microkinetic model capable of describing multiple processes related to the conversion of natural gas to syngas and hydrogen on Rh is derived. The parameters of microkinetic models are subject to (intrinsic) uncertainty arising from estimation. It is shown that intrinsic uncertainty could markedly affect even qualitative model predictions (e.g., the rate-determining step). In order to render kinetic models predictive, we propose a hierarchical, data-driven methodology, where microkinetic model analysis is combined with a comprehensive, kinetically relevant set of nearly isothermal experimental data. The new, thermodynamically consistent model is capable of predicting several processes, including methane steam and dry reforming, catalytic partial oxidation, H2 and CO rich combustion, water-gas shift and its reverse at different temperatures, space velocities, compositions and reactant dilutions, using the measured Rh dispersion as an input. Comparison with other microkinetic models is undertaken. Finally, an uncertainty analysis assesses the effect of intrinsic uncertainty and catalyst heterogeneity on the overall model predictions. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2009 [source] Optimal control of fuel processing system using generalized linear quadratic Gaussian and loop transfer recovery method,,ASIAN JOURNAL OF CONTROL, Issue 5 2010Huan-Liang Tsai Abstract This paper proposes an optimal control system that consists of both feedforward and state-feedback controllers designed using a generalized linear quadratic Gaussian and loop transfer recovery (GLQG/LTR) method for a fuel processing system (FPS). This FPS uses natural gas as fuel and reacts with atmospheric air through a catalytic partial oxidation (CPO) response. The control objective is focused on the regulatory performance of the output vector in response to a desired stack current command in the face of load variation. The proposed method provides another degree of freedom in the optimal control design and gives the compensated system a prescribed degree of stability. Finally, the numerical simulations of compensated FPS reveal that the proposed method displays better performance and robustness properties in both time-domain and frequency-domain responses than those obtained by the traditional LQ Method. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley and Sons Asia Pte Ltd and Chinese Automatic Control Society [source] Autothermal Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Glycerol to Syngas and to Non-Equilibrium ProductsCHEMSUSCHEM CHEMISTRY AND SUSTAINABILITY, ENERGY & MATERIALS, Issue 1 2009David Abstract Glycerol, a commodity by-product of the biodiesel industry, has value as a fuel feedstock and chemical intermediate. It is also a simple prototype of sugars and carbohydrates. Through catalytic partial oxidation (CPOx), glycerol can be converted into syngas without the addition of process heat. We explored the CPOx of glycerol using a nebulizer to mix droplets with air at room temperature for reactive flash volatilization. Introducing this mixture over a noble-metal catalyst oxidizes the glycerol at temperatures over 600,°C in 30,90,ms. Rhodium catalysts produce equilibrium selectivity to syngas, while platinum catalysts produce mainly autothermal non-equilibrium products. The addition of water to the glycerol increases the selectivity to H2 by the water gas shift reaction and reduces non-equilibrium products. However, water also quenches the reaction, resulting in a maximum in H2 production at a steam/carbon ratio of 2:3 over a Rh-Ce catalyst. Glycerol without water produces a variety of chemicals over Pt, including methylglyoxal, hydroxyacetone, acetone, acrolein, acetaldehyde, and olefins. [source] | ||||||||||