Hydrogen and Syngas Production and Purification Technologies [Hardcover]

• Covers the timely topic of fuel cells and hydrogen-based energy from its fundamentals to practical applications
• Serves as a resource for practicing researchers and as a text in graduate-level programs
• Tackles crucial aspects in light of the new directions in the energy industry, in particular how to integrate fuel processing into contemporary systems like nuclear and gas power plants
• Includes homework-style problems

Preface xiii

Contributors xv

1. Introduction to Hydrogen and Syngas Production and Purification Technologies 1
Chunshan Song

1.1 Importance of Hydrogen and Syngas Production 1

1.2 Principles of Syngas and Hydrogen Production 4

1.3 Options for Hydrogen and Syngas Production 6

1.4 Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells 8

1.5 Fuel Processing for Fuel Cells 9

1.6 Sulfur Removal 10

1.7 CO₂ Capture and Separation 11

1.8 Scope of the Book 11

Acknowledgments 12

References 12

2. Catalytic Steam Reforming Technology for the Production of Hydrogen and Syngas 14
Velu Subramani, Pradeepkumar Sharma, Lingzhi Zhang, and Ke Liu

2.1 Introduction 14

2.2 Steam Reforming of Light Hydrocarbons 17

2.2.1 Steam Reforming of Natural Gas 17

2.2.2 Steam Reforming of C₂C₄ Hydrocarbons 36

2.3 Steam Reforming of Liquid Hydrocarbons 46

2.3.1 Chemistry 46

2.3.2 Thermodynamics 47

2.3.3 Catalyst 52

2.3.4 Kinlóh