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Modeling tri-reforming of methane for carbon dioxide utilization and hydrogen production

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  • Ashour, Ahmed
  • Challiwala, Mohamed Sufiyan
  • Musa, Tagwa
  • Wilhite, Benjamin
  • Elbashir, Nimir

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The growing demand for low-emission hydrogen production has intensified interest in Tri-Reforming of Methane (TRM) as a promising CO2 utilization pathway. This study presents a multiscale, one-dimensional, steady-state pseudo-homogeneous reactor model developed in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) to simulate TRM. The uniqueness of this model is that it incorporates nine primary reactions using a Langmuir-Hinshelwood-Hougen-Watson (LHHW) kinetic framework and accounts for transport limitations through overall effectiveness factor calculations, addressing gaps in existing TRM models.

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  • Ashour, Ahmed & Challiwala, Mohamed Sufiyan & Musa, Tagwa & Wilhite, Benjamin & Elbashir, Nimir, 2025. "Modeling tri-reforming of methane for carbon dioxide utilization and hydrogen production," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 335(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:335:y:2025:i:c:s0360544225036199
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.137977
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    1. Szablowski, Lukasz & Wojcik, Malgorzata & Dybinski, Olaf, 2025. "Review of steam methane reforming as a method of hydrogen production," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 316(C).
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