Performance of an integral methane reforming fixed bed reactor packed with an industrial catalyst

Authors

  • Douglas Rodrigues Francisquini UEM
  • Giane Gonçalves UEM
  • Onélia Aparecida Andreo dos Santos UEM
  • Luiz Mario de Matos Jorge Engenharia Quí­mica - UEM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v27i2.1455

Keywords:

reforma a vapor de metano, reator integral, catalisador industrial

Abstract

The present work has the objective to evaluate the catalytic activity and the temperature profile inside an integral steam reforming fixed bed reactor heated by an electrical furnace and packed with an industrial catalyst. Nine temperature measures were made along nine axial positions and the composition of the products reaction were evaluated by gas chromatography. The experimental conditions were: temperatures furnace of 500ºC, 600ºC, and 700ºC, feed molar ratio [H2O/CH4] = 4, and mass flow rate of 0.2 and 0.5 kg/m2.s. The results show that the use of the nine points was enough to represent the thermal behavior of the reactor. Both the catalytic activity and the conversion depend of operational temperature. However, the fixed bed temperature is independent of mass flow rate at the used experimental conditions

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Author Biography

Luiz Mario de Matos Jorge, Engenharia Quí­mica - UEM

Possui mestrado em Engenharia Quí­mica pela Universidade de São Paulo (1992) e doutorado em Engenharia Quí­mica pela Universidade de São Paulo (1998) . Atualmente é PROFESSOR ASSOCIADO da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Tem experiência na área de Engenharia Quí­mica , com ênfase em Processos Industriais de Engenharia Quí­mica. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: REFORMA A VAPOR DE METANO, REATOR DE LEITO FIXO, TRANSFERENCIA DE CALOR.

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Published

2008-03-27

How to Cite

Francisquini, D. R., Gonçalves, G., Santos, O. A. A. dos, & Jorge, L. M. de M. (2008). Performance of an integral methane reforming fixed bed reactor packed with an industrial catalyst. Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 27(2), 119–122. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascitechnol.v27i2.1455

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2005)

Section

Chemical Engineering

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