Catalysts
C&CS #1050 fluidizable nickel reforming catalyst
C&CS #1050 is a fluidizable, nickel-based vapor reforming catalyst developed within the EU project MEMBER for the Sorption Enhanced Reforming (SER) process for hydrogen production
Reforming is a process in which hydrocarbons such as natural gas, propane, butane or tars are converted into synthesis gas, which consists mainly of hydrogen (H₂) and carbon monoxide (CO).
Steam Reforming in Chemistry
Steam reforming is a large-scale industrial process for producing synthesis gas from hydrocarbons, such as natural gas (Steam Methane Reforming, SMR). In this process, the CH bonds of the methane molecule (CH₄) and the OH bonds of the water molecule (H₂O) on the surface of a nickel catalyst such as ReforMax® 330 are activated at high temperatures between 700 and 1000 °C. The resulting active species react at the catalyst surface to produce CO and H₂.
Autothermal Reforming
By using oxygen (O₂) instead of steam, a nickel catalyst such as ReforMax® 330 can also be used in autothermal reforming. In this process, naphtha can be converted to synthesis gas with steam instead of natural gas, using a pre-reforming catalyst such as ReforMax® 100. In ammonia plants, the synthesis gas obtained after steam reforming is converted to N₂-containing synthesis gas with additional air in a secondary reforming process using the ReforMax® 410 catalyst.
Endogas in steel production
In the steel industry, a nitrogen-containing synthesis gas, known as endogas, is produced for surface hardening of steel. This occurs through the partial oxidation of natural gas with air and the catalyst ReforMax® 117 in endogas generators of heat treatment furnaces. If the air-to-natural gas ratio is increased, an exothermically produced gas, called exogas, is generated with the same catalyst in the substoichiometric range.
Hydrogen Production
Hydrogen is typically produced by steam reforming of natural gas followed by CO conversion of the synthesis gas. In locations without access to natural gas, hydrogen can alternatively be produced by steam reforming of methanol using the ReforMax® M catalyst.
Innovations
A promising alternative to conventional hydrogen production from natural gas is the so-called sorption-enhanced reforming process. This process uses the fluidizable steam reforming catalyst C&CS #1050 in combination with a CO₂ adsorbent to produce hydrogen – with significantly reduced CO₂ emissions.
C&CS #1050 is a fluidizable, nickel-based vapor reforming catalyst developed within the EU project MEMBER for the Sorption Enhanced Reforming (SER) process for hydrogen production
C&CS #1050 B is a novel nickel-based tar reforming catalyst developed based on the catalyst technology developed in the EU project MEMBER for the Sorption
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High-performance catalyst for steam reforming in ammonia, hydrogen, and methanol production. ReforMax® 210 LDP is a potassium-doped, nickel-based catalyst for natural gas and liquefied petroleum
