Thermodynamic Analysis of the Absorption Enhanced Autothermal Reforming of Ethanol

Thermodynamic Analysis of the Absorption Enhanced Autothermal Reforming of Ethanol

Virginia Collins-Martínez Miguel A. Escobedo Bretado Jesús Salinas Gutiérrez Miguel Meléndez Zaragoza Vanessa. G. Guzmán Velderrain Alejandro López Ortiz 

Departamento de Materiales Nanoestructurados, Centro de Investigación em Materiales Avanzados, S.C. Miguel de Cervantes 120, Chihuahua, Chih. 31109, México

Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Ave. Veterinaria s/n, Circuito Universitario, Durango 34120, México

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229-237
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.14447/jnmes.v16i3.23
Received: 
28 November 2012
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Accepted: 
7 February 2013
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Abstract: 

Thermodynamic analysis of the absorption enhanced autothermal reforming of ethanol using CaO as CO2 absorbent and O2 in the feed was performed to determine favorable operating conditions to produce a high hydrogen ratio (HR, mols H2-produced/EtOH-feed) and hydrogen concentration in gas product. Steam/Ethanol (S/EtOH) and oxygen/ethanol (O2/EtOH) feed molar ratios were varied in or- der to find autothermal (ΔH ≈ 0) and carbon free operating conditions at 300-900°C and CaO as CO2 absorbent at 1 atm. Carbon forma- tion analysis used S/EtOH = 1.75-2.8, while for hydrogen production varied from stoichiometric; 3:1 to 6.5:1, and O2/ETOH from 0 to 1.0. Results indicate no carbon formation at S/EtOH ≥ stoichiometric. The absorption enhanced autothermal reforming of ethanol using CaO, O2/EtOH = 0.33, S/EtOH = 6.5 and 600°C, produced an autothermal system with 98% H2 and only a reduction of 9.8% in HR and with respect to the CO2 absorption reforming without O2 feed.

Keywords: 

Absorption-Enhanced-Autothermal-Reforming, CO2-absorbent, Thermodynamic Analysis.

1. Introduction
2. Simulation Calculations
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
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