Steam reforming of crude glycerol with in situ CO(2) sorption.
Dou, B, Rickett, GL, Dupont, V et al. (4 more authors)
(2010)
Steam reforming of crude glycerol with in situ CO(2) sorption.
Bioresource Technology, 101 (7).
2436 - 2442.
ISSN 0960-8524
Abstract
Steam reforming of the crude glycerol by-product of a biodiesel production plant has been evaluated experimentally at atmospheric pressure, with and without in situ CO(2) sorption, in a continuous flow fixed-bed reactor between 400 degrees C and 700 degrees C. The process outputs were compared to those using pure glycerol. Thermodynamic equilibrium calculations were used to assess the effect on the steam reforming process of the main crude impurities (methanol and four fatty acid methyl esters). The crude glycerol and steam conversions and the H(2) purity reached 100%, 11% and 68%, respectively at 600 degrees C. No CH(4) was found at and above 600 degrees C. Steam reforming of crude glycerol with in situ CO(2) removal is shown to be an effective means of achieving hydrogen purity above 88% in pre-CO(2) breakthrough conditions.
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Authors/Creators:
Dou, B
Rickett, GL
Dupont, V
Williams, PT
Chen, H
Ding, Y
Ghadiri, M
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