SCI和EI收录∣中国化工学会会刊

中国化学工程学报 ›› 2023, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (3): 293-303.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2022.05.015

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Probing deactivation by coking in catalyst pellets for dry reforming of methane using a pore network model

Yu Wang, Qunfeng Zhang, Xinlei Liu, Junqi Weng, Guanghua Ye, Xinggui Zhou   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
  • 收稿日期:2022-01-10 修回日期:2022-04-10 出版日期:2023-03-28 发布日期:2023-06-03
  • 通讯作者: Guanghua Ye,E-mail:guanghuaye@ecust.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22078090 and 92034301), the Shanghai Rising-Star Program (21QA1402000), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (21ZR1418100), and the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (SKL-ChE-21C02).

Probing deactivation by coking in catalyst pellets for dry reforming of methane using a pore network model

Yu Wang, Qunfeng Zhang, Xinlei Liu, Junqi Weng, Guanghua Ye, Xinggui Zhou   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
  • Received:2022-01-10 Revised:2022-04-10 Online:2023-03-28 Published:2023-06-03
  • Contact: Guanghua Ye,E-mail:guanghuaye@ecust.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22078090 and 92034301), the Shanghai Rising-Star Program (21QA1402000), the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (21ZR1418100), and the Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (SKL-ChE-21C02).

摘要: Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is an attractive technology for utilizing the greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) to produce syngas. However, the catalyst pellets for DRM are heavily plagued by deactivation by coking, which prevents this technology from commercialization. In this work, a pore network model is developed to probe the catalyst deactivation by coking in a Ni/Al2O3 catalyst pellet for DRM. The reaction conditions can significantly change the coking rate and then affect the catalyst deactivation. The catalyst lifetime is higher under lower temperature, pressure, and CH4/CO2 molar ratio, but the maximum coke content in a catalyst pellet is independent of these reaction conditions. The catalyst pellet with larger pore diameter, narrower pore size distribution and higher pore connectivity is more robust against catalyst deactivation by coking, as the pores in this pellet are more difficult to be plugged or inaccessible. The maximum coke content is also higher for narrower pore size distribution and higher pore connectivity, as the number of inaccessible pores is lower. Besides, the catalyst pellet radius only slightly affects the coke content, although the diffusion limitation increases with the pellet radius. These results should serve to guide the rational design of robust DRM catalyst pellets against deactivation by coking.

关键词: Deactivation by coking, Dry reforming of methane, Pore network model, Diffusion limitation, Catalyst pellet

Abstract: Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is an attractive technology for utilizing the greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4) to produce syngas. However, the catalyst pellets for DRM are heavily plagued by deactivation by coking, which prevents this technology from commercialization. In this work, a pore network model is developed to probe the catalyst deactivation by coking in a Ni/Al2O3 catalyst pellet for DRM. The reaction conditions can significantly change the coking rate and then affect the catalyst deactivation. The catalyst lifetime is higher under lower temperature, pressure, and CH4/CO2 molar ratio, but the maximum coke content in a catalyst pellet is independent of these reaction conditions. The catalyst pellet with larger pore diameter, narrower pore size distribution and higher pore connectivity is more robust against catalyst deactivation by coking, as the pores in this pellet are more difficult to be plugged or inaccessible. The maximum coke content is also higher for narrower pore size distribution and higher pore connectivity, as the number of inaccessible pores is lower. Besides, the catalyst pellet radius only slightly affects the coke content, although the diffusion limitation increases with the pellet radius. These results should serve to guide the rational design of robust DRM catalyst pellets against deactivation by coking.

Key words: Deactivation by coking, Dry reforming of methane, Pore network model, Diffusion limitation, Catalyst pellet