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Dry reforming of methane with CO2 on an electron-activated iron catalytic bed
Raynald Labrecque1, Jean-Michel Lavoie
1Institut de Recherche d'Hydro-Québec, Laboratoire des technologies de l'énergie (LTE), 600 de la Montagne Avenue, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
A preliminary experimental investigation of dry reforming of methane with carbon dioxide, that has been performed on an iron bed activated with an electric current is reported. Operating conditions for the reaction included temperature ranging from 700 to 800° C and pressure close to 1 atm. The reaction, involving an excess of pure methane and carbon dioxide, was performed with and without addition of water vapour, provided by hot water saturation of the gaseous feed. According to syngas compositions, the electron flow has a dramatic effect on the conversion of both methane and carbon dioxide. It was shown also that hot water saturation of the CO(2) and CH(4) mixture allowed very good conversion, giving a syngas with a composition very close to what was expected from equilibrium calculations.
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