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Development of a Catalyst/Sorbent for Methane-Steam Reforming

메탄스팀개질반응용 촉매흡착제 개발에 관한 연구

  • Cho, Yong-Hoon (Fuel Process Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Na, Jeong-Geol (Fuel Process Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Soo (Fuel Process Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Gul (Department of Chemical Engineering, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Chung, Soo-Hyun (Fuel Process Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
  • 조용훈 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료공정연구센터) ;
  • 나정걸 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료공정연구센터) ;
  • 김성수 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료공정연구센터) ;
  • 김진걸 (순천향대학교 나노화학공학과) ;
  • 정수현 (한국에너지기술연구원 연료공정연구센터)
  • Received : 2005.10.24
  • Accepted : 2006.03.29
  • Published : 2006.06.30
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Abstract

In order to improve the efficiency of methane steam reforming process, a part of the system which produces hydrogen from heavy hydrocarbon resources such as coal, we combined metal catalyst with CaO sorbent and fabricated catalyst/sorbent. To increase the porosity and the compressive strength of sorbent, carbon black and ${\alpha}-alumina$ were mixed with CaO powder during preparation. The effects of sorbent composition on the physical properties were investigated by SEM, TGA, BET, XRD, abrasion strength measuring device and adsorption-desorption instrument. Sorbent with 5 wt％ $Al_2O_3$ and 10 wt％ carbon black showed the best physical features with $7.61kg_f$ strength and 47％ $CO_2$ adsorption capability. Various metal catalysts such as Ni, Co and Fe were supported on the sorbent developed and 10 wt％ Ni/sorbent was selected for methane steam reforming process based on the result of reaction experiment. The reaction system using the catalyst/sorbent showed better $H_2$ productivity compared to the detached system with catalyst and sorbent, indicating the effectiveness of the system developed in this study.

본 연구에서는 석탄 등의 중질 탄소원으로부터 $H_2$를 생산하는 시스템의 일부인 메탄스팀개질 공정에 사용되는 개질촉매와 $CO_2$ 흡착제를 하나로 결합시킨 촉매흡착제를 제조하여 $H_2$ 생산성 및 에너지 효율을 향상시키고자 하였다. 흡착제의 다공성과 표면적 증가를 위해서 1, 5, 10 wt％ 카본블랙을 흡착제 제조 시 사용하였으며, 압축강도와 마모강 도를 증진시키기 위하여 5~10 wt％ $Al_2O_3$를 흡착제에 첨가하였다. SEM, TGA, BET, XRD, 마모측정기와 자체 제작한 흡탈착장치를 사용하여 제조된 흡착제의 열적, 물리적 특성들을 측정하였다. 측정결과, 5 wt％ $Al_2O_3$와 10 wt％ 카본블랙을 첨가한 흡착제가 $7.61kg_f$의 강도와 47％의 흡착능을 나타내어 가장 좋은 물성을 나타내었다. 제조된 흡착제에 메탄스팀개질반응에서 통상적으로 사용되는 Ni, Co, Fe를 10 wt％로 담지하여 촉매흡착제를 제조하였고 각 촉매흡착제에 대하여 메탄스팀개질반응을 수행한 결과, Ni/CaO 촉매흡착제의 반응효율이 가장 우수하였다. 결과적으로 본 연구에서 개발한 촉매흡착제에 의한 메탄스팀개질 반응시스템이 $700{\sim}750^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 기존의 촉매와 흡착제가 분리된 시스템에 비해 5~10％ 높은 $H_2$ 생산성을 나타내었다.

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