Thermodynamic analysis of methane dry reforming

Ying, Kong Zi (2013) Thermodynamic analysis of methane dry reforming. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang.

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Abstract

It is well known that methane (a natural gas that is abundantly available) can be reacted with carbon dioxide to produce synthesis gas (a mixture of hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide). Syngas may be converted to gasoline-grade fuels via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis since the petrochemicals in the world was becoming lesser and lesser. In lieu of the significance of the said reaction, the objective for the current work is to study the thermodynamic aspect of methane dry reforming at reforming temperature from 500 to 1000K at atmospheric pressure and different methane to carbon dioxide ratios. The method used in this research is Gibbs free energy minimization. Computation results showed that the temperature affected the product distribution. At low temperature (500K), thermodynamic consideration alone indicated that the methane dry reforming reaction is almost non-existent. Different CO2/CH4 ratios decrease the temperature at which the onset of carbon deposition occurs. Carbon forms at lower temperature and high reactant ratio. At temperature 1000K and CO2:CH4 ratio of 3, the carbon formation value is 1.7.

Item Type: Undergraduates Project Papers
Additional Information: Project paper (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang - 2013
Uncontrolled Keywords: Thermodynamics
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering
Depositing User: Ms. Hazima Anuar
Date Deposited: 15 Oct 2014 02:05
Last Modified: 03 Jun 2021 05:05
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7051
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