Estimation of concentration and temperature profiles for methane-steam reforming reaction in a porous catalyst

Levent M., Budak G., KARABULUT A.

Fuel Processing Technology, vol.55, no.3, pp.251-263, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0378-3820(98)00054-x
  • Journal Name: Fuel Processing Technology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.251-263
  • Keywords: Concentration profile, Methane-steam reforming, Spherical catalyst, Temperature profile
  • Uşak University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This work represents the results of the theoretical study of the distribution of concentration and temperature in porous catalyst, carried out over spherical catalyst pellets for the methane-steam reforming reaction over Ni/MgAl2O4 catalyst. Kinetic information has been taken from a recent study [J. Xu, F.G. Froment, AIChE J. (35) (1989) 88-96] for the above reaction. The mass and heat transfer distribution coupled with chemical reaction, outside and within the catalyst particles for methane-steam reforming reaction was estimated in this present study. A computer program was written to calculate both concentration profile and temperature profile for the methane-steam reforming reaction.