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Modeling of Laboratory Steam Methane Reforming and CO 2 Methanation Reactors

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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
    INSTM, UdR Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, I-16146 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
    INSTM, UdR Genova, via Dodecaneso 31, I-16146 Genova, Italy)

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.

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  • Paola Costamagna & Federico Pugliese & Tullio Cavattoni & Guido Busca & Gabriella Garbarino, 2020. "Modeling of Laboratory Steam Methane Reforming and CO 2 Methanation Reactors," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:10:p:2624-:d:361477
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