The partial dehydrogenation of hydrocarbon blends may be a suitable way to produce H2 on-board of automotives or airplanes to feed fuel cells and produce electric power, avoiding storage problems. In this work very interesting data have been collected using Jet A-1 surrogate and Pt-Sn/gamma-Al2O3 catalysts, operating at 450°C and feeding the vaporised hydrocarbon blend without any carrier gas. The use of Pt-Sn catalyst with 1:1 (w/w) ratio leads to the best compromise between activity and stability with time-on-stream, due to the formation of Pt-rich alloys. Neverthless, all studied catalysts exhibited limited thio-tolerance. In optimized reaction conditions, H2 productivity of 3000 NL/kg cat/h, sufficient to produce 3 kW of electric power, considering purification steps and a fuel efficiency of 50%, was obtained.
Titolo: | On-board H2 generation by catalytic dehydrogenation of hydrocarbon mixtures or fuels |
Autore/i: | C. Lucarelli; ALBONETTI, STEFANIA; VACCARI, ANGELO; C. Resini; G. TAillides; J. Roziere; K. E. Liew; A. Ohnesorge; C. Wolf; I. Gabellini; D. Wails |
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Anno: | 2011 |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2011.02.056 |
Abstract: | The partial dehydrogenation of hydrocarbon blends may be a suitable way to produce H2 on-board of automotives or airplanes to feed fuel cells and produce electric power, avoiding storage problems. In this work very interesting data have been collected using Jet A-1 surrogate and Pt-Sn/gamma-Al2O3 catalysts, operating at 450°C and feeding the vaporised hydrocarbon blend without any carrier gas. The use of Pt-Sn catalyst with 1:1 (w/w) ratio leads to the best compromise between activity and stability with time-on-stream, due to the formation of Pt-rich alloys. Neverthless, all studied catalysts exhibited limited thio-tolerance. In optimized reaction conditions, H2 productivity of 3000 NL/kg cat/h, sufficient to produce 3 kW of electric power, considering purification steps and a fuel efficiency of 50%, was obtained. |
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