Conclusions
Microreactor tests indicate that the Argonne partial oxidation catalyst is fuel-flexible and can reform conventional (gasoline and diesel) and alternative (ethanol, methanol, natural gas) fuels to hydrogen-rich product gases with high hydrogen selectivity. Alcohols are reformed at lower temperatures (<600°C), while alkanes and unsaturated hydrocarbons require higher temperatures (630–670°C). Cyclic hydrocarbons and aromatics have also been reformed at relatively low temperatures; however, a different mechanism appears to be responsible for their reforming. Complex fuels like gasoline and diesel, which are mixtures of a broad range of hydrocarbons, require temperatures >700°C for maximum hydrogen production.
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Kopasz, J.P., Wilkenhoener, R., Ahmed, S., Carter, J.D., Krumpelt, M. (2002). Fuel Flexible Reforming of Hydrocarbons for Automotive Applications. In: Grégoire Padró, C.E., Lau, F. (eds) Advances in Hydrogen Energy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46922-7_4
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