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›› 2009, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1): 64-71.

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Steam Reforming of Dimethyl Ether over Coupled Catalysts of CuO-ZnO-Al2O3-ZrO2 and Solid-acid Catalyst

FENG Dongmei, ZUO Yizan, WANG Dezheng, WANG Jinfu   

  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2008-03-15 Revised:2008-08-23 Online:2009-01-28 Published:2009-01-28
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (G1999022408);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20773075)

Steam Reforming of Dimethyl Ether over Coupled Catalysts of CuO-ZnO-Al2O3-ZrO2 and Solid-acid Catalyst

冯冬梅, 左宜赞, 王德峥, 王金福   

  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • 通讯作者: Jinfu Beijing, E-mail: wangjf@flotu.org
  • 基金资助:
    Supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (G1999022408);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(20773075)

Abstract: Steam reforming(SR) of dimethyl ether(DME) was investigated for the production of hydrogen for fuel cells.The activity of a series of solid acids for DME hydrolysis was investigated.The solid acid catalysts were ZSM-5 [Si/Al=25, 38 and 50:denoted Z(Si/Al)] and acidic alumina(γ-Al2O3) with an acid strength order that was Z(25)>Z(38)>Z(50)>γ-Al2O3.Stronger acidity gave higher DME hydrolysis conversion.Physical mixtures containing a CuO-ZnO-Al2O3-ZrO2 catalyst and solid acid catalyst to couple DME hydrolysis and methanol SR were used to examine the acidity effects on DME SR.DME SR activity strongly depended on the activity for DME hydrolysis.Z(25) was the best solid acid catalyst for DME SR and gave a DME conversion>90% [T=24℃, n(H2O)/n(DME)=3.5, space velocity=1179 ml·(g cat)-1·h-1, and P=0.1MPa].The influences of the reaction temperature, space velocity and feed molar ratio were studied.Hydrogen production significantly depended on temperature and space velocity.A bifunctional catalyst of CuO-ZnO-Al2O3-ZrO2 catalyst and ZSM-5 gave a high H2 production rate and CO2 selectivity.

Key words: hydrogen production, dimethyl ether, steam reforming, hydrolysis, solid-acid catalyst, CuO-ZnO catalyst

摘要: Steam reforming(SR) of dimethyl ether(DME) was investigated for the production of hydrogen for fuel cells.The activity of a series of solid acids for DME hydrolysis was investigated.The solid acid catalysts were ZSM-5 [Si/Al=25,38 and 50:denoted Z(Si/Al)] and acidic alumina(γ-Al2O3) with an acid strength order that was Z(25)>Z(38)>Z(50)>γ-Al2O3.Stronger acidity gave higher DME hydrolysis conversion.Physical mixtures containing a CuO-ZnO-Al2O3-ZrO2 catalyst and solid acid catalyst to couple DME hydrolysis and methanol SR were used to examine the acidity effects on DME SR.DME SR activity strongly depended on the activity for DME hydrolysis.Z(25) was the best solid acid catalyst for DME SR and gave a DME conversion>90% [T=24℃,n(H2O)/n(DME)=3.5,space velocity=1179 ml·(g cat)-1·h-1,and P=0.1MPa].The influences of the reaction temperature,space velocity and feed molar ratio were studied.Hydrogen production significantly depended on temperature and space velocity.A bifunctional catalyst of CuO-ZnO-Al2O3-ZrO2 catalyst and ZSM-5 gave a high H2 production rate and CO2 selectivity.

关键词: hydrogen production, dimethyl ether, steam reforming, hydrolysis, solid-acid catalyst, CuO-ZnO catalyst