Designing an appropriate methanol steam reformer requires detailed knowledge about the processes within such a reactor. Thus, the axial temperature and concentration gradients and catalyst ageing were investigated. It was found that for a fresh catalyst load, the catalyst located in the reactor entrance was most active during the experiment. The activity of this part of the catalyst bed decreased after some time of operation due to ageing. With further operation, the most active zone moved through the catalyst bed. From the results concerning hydrogen production and catalyst degradation, the necessary amount of catalyst for a mobile PEMFC-system can be estimated.


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    COPPER-ZIRCONIUM-BASED METHANOL STEAM REFORMING CATALYST

    KLÖTZER BERNHARD / MAYR LUKAS / ARMBRÜSTER MARC et al. | European Patent Office | 2017

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