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A Comparative Study of Commercial Catalysts for Methanol Steam Reforming

메탄올 수증기 개질반응에서의 상용촉매 비교연구

  • Park, Jung-Eun (Division of Energy Systems Research and Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering, Ajou University) ;
  • Park, Jae-Hyun (Division of Energy Systems Research and Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering, Ajou University) ;
  • Yim, Sung-Dae (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Kim, Chang-Soo (Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Park, Eun-Duck (Division of Energy Systems Research and Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering, Ajou University)
  • 박정은 (아주대학교 에너지시스템학부 화공.신소재공학부) ;
  • 박재현 (아주대학교 에너지시스템학부 화공.신소재공학부) ;
  • 임성대 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료전지센터) ;
  • 김창수 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료전지센터) ;
  • 박은덕 (아주대학교 에너지시스템학부 화공.신소재공학부)
  • Published : 2011.01.30
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Abstract

The comparison work was conducted for the methanol steam reforming among commercial Cu-based catalysts, viz. ICI-M45, which is for the methanol synthesis, MDC-3 and MDC-7, which are for the water-gas shift reaction. The catalytic activity for the water-gas shift reaction was also compared over three catalysts. Among them, MDC-7 showed the highest methanol conversion and formation rate of hydrogen and carbon dioxide at 473 K for the methanol steam reforming. To find out any promotional effect between ICI-M45 and MDC-7, three different packing methods with these two catalysts were examined. However, no synergistic effect was observed. The catalytic activity for watergas shift reaction decreased in the following order: MDC-7 > MDC-3 > ICI-M45. The highest activity of MDC-7 for the methanol steam reforming as well as the water-gas shift reaction can be due to its high surface area, copper dispersion, and an adequate Cu/Zn ratio.

메탄올 수증기 개질반응에 대한 적용가능성을 파악하기 위하여 메탄올 합성용 촉매인 ICI-M45와 수성가스 전환반응용 촉매인 MDC-3와 MDC-7을 비교 연구하였다. 또한 수성가스전환 반응에 대한 세 촉매의 비교실험도 수행하였다. 그 결과 MDC-7이 메탄올 수증기 개질반응에서 가장 높은 전화율을 보였으며, $H_2$와 $CO_2$ 생성속도 또한 높게 나타났다. 수성가스 전환반응용 촉매인 MDC-7과 메탄올 합성촉매인 ICI-M45를 이용하여 촉매 충진 방법에 따른 메탄올의 전화율에서의 변화를 살펴본 결과, MDC-7 단독보다 낮은 메탄올의 전화율을 보였다. 수성가스 전환반응에서도 DC- 7, MDC-3, 그리고 ICI-M45의 순으로 반응성이 감소하였다. 상기 두 반응에서 MDC-7이 가장 우수한 이유로는 높은 비표면적과 Cu의 분산도, 그리고 적절한 Cu와 Zn의 비율에 기인함을 확인할 수 있었다.

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