Thermodynamic Analysis for Quantifying Fuel Cell Grade H₂ Production by Methanol Steam Reforming

Abstract

Abstract Steam reforming of methanol in fixed‐bed and hybrid reactors, namely, traditional fixed‐bed reactor (FBR1), fixed‐bed reactor with H 2 ‐selective membrane (FBR2), and fixed‐bed reactor with CO 2 adsorption (FBR3) is thermodynamically analyzed. The performance of these reactors is compared in terms of quality and quantity of H 2 production for fuel cell application. In FBR2 and FBR3, the contents of undesired products CO, CH 4 , and carbon are highly reduced.