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- Title
Deactivation of a Zn/TiO<sub>2</sub> catalyst in the course of methanol steam reforming in a microchannel reactor.
- Authors
Gribovskii, A. G.; Makarshin, L. L.; Andreev, D. V.; Korotaev, S. V.; Zaikovskii, V. I.; Parmon, V. N.
- Abstract
The service life tests of a Zn/TiO2 catalyst deposited on the microchannel plates of copper foam, nickel foam, and corrugated brass foil in the process of methanol steam reforming demonstrated that the catalyst stability and operation time depend on microchannel plate material. The rate of catalyst deactivation correlated with the thermal conductivity of the microchannel plate material. It was found that catalyst deactivation resulted from the decomposition of zinc titanates, which are active components, and it was accompanied by the appearance of a zinc oxide phase. The best results in the service life tests were obtained with the microchannel plates of copper foam. A microchannel reactor containing 16 copper plates continuously operated at 400°C for 150 h; in this case, the conversion of methanol decreased by 8%. The subsequent microreactor operation for 500 h caused a decrease in the methanol conversion by 26%. It was found that the loss of the catalyst activity was a reversible process, and the activity can be restored by annealing in air.
- Subjects
COPPER; METHANOL; ZINC oxide; ZINC compounds; CHEMICAL reactors; CHEMICAL reactions
- Publication
Kinetics & Catalysis, 2009, Vol 50, Issue 3, p444
- ISSN
0023-1584
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S0023158409030161