• 신재생에너지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.30-40
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• 2010

Syngas from gasification of coal can be converted to SNG(Synthesis Natural Gas) through gas cleaning, water gas shift, $CO_2$ removal, and methanation. One of the key technologies involved in the production of SNG is the methanation process. In the methanation process, carbon oxide is converted into methane by reaction with hydrogen. Major factors of methanation are hydrogen-carbon oxide ratio, reaction temperature and space velocity. In order to understand the catalytic behavior, temperature programmed surface reaction (TPSR) experiments and reaction in a fixed bed reactor of carbon monoxide have been performed using two commercial catalyst with different Ni contents (Catalyst A, B). In case of catalyst A, CO conversion was over 99% at the temperature range of $350{\sim}420^{\circ}C$ and CO conversions and $CH_4$ selectivity were lower at the space condition over 3000 1/h. In case of catalyst B, CO conversion was 100% at the temperature over $370^{\circ}C$ and CO conversions and $CH_4$ selectivity were lower at the space condition over 4700 1/h. Also, conditions to satisfy $CH_4$ productivity over 500 ml/h.g-cat were over 2000 1/h of space velocity in case of catalyst A and over 2300 1/h of space velocity in case of catalyst B.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.925-933
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• 2011

The traditional feedstock for dimethyl ether (DME) has been natural gas obtained by pipeline from a nearby natural gas or oil field. This report focuses on other feedstock: Coal bed methane (CBM). The resource availability and suitability of CBM for DME manufacturing have been investigated. CBM in a short time has become an important industry, providing an abundant clean-burning fuel and also suggesting as a feedstock for gas industry. The use of CBM will have very little impact on the KOGAS' DME process design and economics up to 50 vol% of $CO_2$ in the CBM source. Many of the CBM sources in Asia are high in $CO_2$, but pose no difficulties for the KOGAS' DME plant. Since tri-reformer requires substantial $CO_2$ in its feed, no $CO_2$ removal from the CBM feed is needed. The $CO_2$ in the CBM means that less $CO_2$ needs to be recycled from the downstream in the process.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.41-45
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• 2010

DME(Dimethyl Ether)는 물리적 성질이 LPG와 유사하여 청정하면서 LPG와 잘 섞이고, 세탄가가 디젤연료와 유사하여 디젤을 대체할 수 있는 환경 친화적인 차세대 대체에너지이다. DME는 천연가스, CBM, biomass 등 다양한 원료로부터 제조할 수 있으며 탄소-탄소 직접결합이 없어 연소시 배기가스중에 검댕이나 황산화물이 없다. 한국가스공사에서 개발한 DME 공정은 크게 4개의 section으로 구분할 수 있다. 먼저 합성가스를 제조하는 syngas section 에서는 다양한 합성가스 비율을 제조할 수 있다. 이것은 tri-reforming을 완성하는 과정에서 합성가스 비율을 약 4.0~1.0의 범위로 조절할 수 있다. 두 번째로 $CO_2$ removal section에서 제거되는 $CO_2$는 약 92~99%로서 DME 합성반응기로 유입되는 $CO_2$의 최대 농도는 8%를 넘지 않아야 한다. 세 번째로 DME synthesis section에서 DME 합성 반응기의 반응온도는 높을수록 활성이 좋지만 촉매의 장기 활성을 위해서는 적정한 온도를 유지하는 것이 바람직하다. 마지막으로 DME purification section에서는 99.5%이상의 고순도의 DME를 정제할 수 있다.