Modeling of Laboratory Steam Methane Reforming and CO 2 Methanation Reactors

Paola Costamagna, Federico Pugliese, Tullio Cavattoni, Guido Busca and Gabriella Garbarino
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Paola Costamagna: Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, I-16146 Genova, Italy
Federico Pugliese: Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering Pole, University of Genova, via Opera Pia 15, I-16145 Genova, Italy
Tullio Cavattoni: INSTM, UdR Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, I-16146 Genova, Italy
Guido Busca: Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering Pole, University of Genova, via Opera Pia 15, I-16145 Genova, Italy
Gabriella Garbarino: Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering Pole, University of Genova, via Opera Pia 15, I-16145 Genova, Italy

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: To support the interpretation of the experimental results obtained from two laboratory-scale reactors, one working in the steam methane reforming (SMR) mode, and the other in the CO 2 hydrogenation (MCO2) mode, a steady-state pseudo-homogeneous 1D non-isothermal packed-bed reactor model is developed, embedding the classical Xu and Froment local kinetics. The laboratory reactors are operated with three different catalysts, two commercial and one homemade. The simulation model makes it possible to identify and account for thermal effects occurring inside the catalytic zone of the reactor and along the exit line. The model is intended to guide the development of small size SMR and MCO2 reactors in the context of Power-to-X (P2X) studies.

Keywords: chemical reactor modeling; CO 2 methanation; hydrogen; Ni-based catalysts; Power-to-X; steam methane reforming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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