Independent control of thermal and reaction process in catalytic reaction and its application for a reformer

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24360079
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Partial Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Thermal engineering
Research Institution	Kyoto University
Principal Investigator	YOSHIDA HIDEO 京都大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (50166964)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	IWAI Hiroshi 京都大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (00314229) SAITO Motohiro 京都大学, 工学研究科, 助教 (90314236)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥18,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,320,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥7,930,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,830,000)
Keywords	改質反応 / 触媒反応 / 熱制御 / メタン水蒸気改質
Outline of Final Research Achievements	In a reactor which is packed with catalyst particles, it is difficult to separate and control a catalytic reaction from a gas-phase reaction. In addition, the local temperature of catalyst and bulk gas flow cannot be measured. Therefore, the concentration change of the gas stream indicates the overall results throughout the channel. The objective of this research is to separate the catalytic reaction of steam methane reforming from the water-gas-shift reaction which occurs mainly in the gas phase by controlling the temperature fields.