(551b) Fast Start-up, Fuel Flexible Cpox Reformer for Efficient Syngas Generation from Sustainable Feedstocks
AIChE Annual Meeting
2023
2023 AIChE Annual Meeting
Fuels and Petrochemicals Division
Recent Developments in Fuel Processing for Hydrogen Production I
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 12:49pm to 1:08pm
Our CPOX designs are based on a catalyzed short contact time, high surface area support (Microlith®), patented and manufactured by PCI. It reforms fuels to syngas in millisecond timeframes. No water or steam is needed for the fuel reformation yet coking is avoided. The short channel length, high cell density, metallic Microlith support allows exceptionally high heat and mass transfer as well improved mixing with minimal pressure drop. These ensure short startup time and fast transient response. This also permitted a compact CPOX reforming. It operates at reaction temperatures and stoichiometries that are favorable for avoiding high temperatures while operating at high selectivity to syngas (i.e., carbon formation avoidance) and overcomes challenges with alternative substrates and catalysts. These characteristics make it suitable and attractive for integration with advanced power conversion devices, e.g., solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs).
We will report data from sub-scale testing with IPK and HEFA-SPK and compare results with equilibrium predictions as well as performance data from state-of-the-art syngas generation via other approaches.