Mixed conductor membrane reactor for partial oxidation of methane to syngas
To address the over-oxidation issue in syngas production from methane partial oxidation reaction,the syngas selectivity is improved through coupling a mixed conductor oxygen permeable membrane reactor with methane partial oxidation reaction.The performance of membrane reactor is tested by using Ni/γ-Al2O3 and Ni/SBA-15 as catalysts.Results show that after the test,the mesoporous structure of Ni/SBA-15 catalyst collapsed and its performance decreased.In comparison,the conversion of methane over the membrane reactor with Ni/γ-Al2O3 as catalyst reaches 92%at 950℃,and the CO selectivity is as high as 99%.After 500 min of stability test,the membrane reactor presents good methane conversion and chemical stability.
mixed conductor membranesyngascatalystmembrane reactorpartial oxidation of methane