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A Scalable Balz-Schiemann Reaction Protocol in a Continuous Flow Reactor
Published on: February 10, 2023
Experimental dataset of the reverse water-gas shift reaction in a fixed-bed reactor setup under varying reactor
Enzo Komatz1, Marion Andritz1, Christoph Markowitsch1
1Montanuniversität Leoben, Chair of Process Technology and Industrial Environmental Protection, Franz-Josef-Strasse 18, 8700 Leoben, Austria.
Abstract:
This data article presents a dataset of miniplant-scale reverse water-gas shift (rWGS) experiments conducted in a heated fixed-bed reactor under systematically varied operating conditions. The dataset contains processed measurements including reactor temperature, molar fractions of CO2, CO, H2, CH4, and derived quantities such as CO2 conversion and CO selectivity. The experiments cover a wide parameter space, including gas hourly space velocities of 8000, 14,000 and 20,000 h-1 with temperatures between 550 and 950 °C (increment of 50 K), and H2:CO2 feed ratios of 2:1, 2.5:1 and 3:1. The dataset presents the steady-state values and links to the reproductible data processing step, based on a prior study, enabling Fairness of all steps from the initial measurements to the final processed variables. The processing workflow includes calibration of gas analysis signals, smoothing, dry-gas calculation, and uncertainty estimation. These data provide value for validating mechanistic kinetic models, benchmarking computational fluid dynamics (CFD) reactor simulations, training machine learning models including physics-informed machine learning frameworks, and supporting thermodynamic model assessments. All raw and processed data are made publicly available in a long-term repository, ensuring FAIR access and enabling reuse by the scientific community.
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