Microwave-assisted low temperature steam reforming of methanol for hydrogen production

Microwave-assisted low temperature steam reforming of methanol for hydrogen production

Reus, M.A.

Durka, T. (mentor)
Mul, G. (mentor)
Stefanidis, G. (mentor)
Stankiewicz, A.I. (mentor)

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Process and Energy

Intensified Reaction & Separation Systems

2010-05-19

Microwave effects on heterogeneous reactions are nowadays widely investigated due to the potential benefits coming from providing energy to the reaction zone in a different way. This study is focused on the investigation of the microwave effect on the low temperature steam reforming of methanol for the production of hydrogen. Therefore the performance of reactions carried out under conductive and microwave heating are compared. The microwave-assisted reactions showed a significant increase in conversion and product yields opposed to reactions carried out under conductive heating. This is attributed to the existence of temperature gradients on the micro-scale.

microwaves
methanol steam reforming
heterogeneous catalysis

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:209fe646-ba7c-4697-9c3f-2cef3f2d6ab9

2011-02-25

Student theses

master thesis

(c) 2010 Reus, M.A