Diesel autothermal reforming with hydrogen peroxide for low-oxygen environments

Gwangwoo Han, Sangho Lee and Joongmyeon Bae

Applied Energy, 2015, vol. 156, issue C, 99-106

Abstract: To operate fuel cells effectively in low-oxygen environments, such as in submarines and unmanned underwater vehicles, a hydrogen source with high hydrogen storage density is required. In this paper, diesel autothermal reforming (ATR) with hydrogen peroxide as an alternative oxidant is proposed as a hydrogen production method. Diesel fuel has higher hydrogen density than metal hydrides or other hydrocarbons. In addition, hydrogen peroxide can decompose into steam and oxygen, which are required for diesel ATR. Moreover, both diesel fuel and hydrogen peroxide are liquid states, enabling easy storage for submarine applications. Hydrogen peroxide exhibited the same characteristics as steam and oxygen when used as an oxidant in diesel reforming when pre-decomposition method was used. The thermodynamically calculated operating conditions were a steam-to-carbon ratio (SCR) of 3.0, an oxygen-to-carbon ratio (OCR) of 0.5, and temperatures below 700°C to account for safety issues associated with hydrogen peroxide use and exothermic reactions. Catalytic activity and stability tests over Ni–Ru (19.5–0.5wt.%)/Ce0.9Gd0.1O2−x were conducted using various diesel compounds. Furthermore, long-term diesel ATR tests were conducted for 200h using Korean commercial diesel. The degradation rate was 3.67%/100h without the production of ethylene.

Keywords: Diesel; Hydrogen peroxide; Autothermal reforming; Hydrogen; Low-oxygen environments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.06.036

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