Autothermal reforming of acetic acid

John T. Adeosun, Bob Farrauto, Adeniyi Lawal

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Abstract

The autothermal reforming (ATR) of acetic acid (as a model compound for pyrolysis oil) was studied using the BASF dual layer monolith catalyst. The performance of the wash-coated monolith for synthesis gas (syngas) production was studied. The syngas will subsequently be converted to the desired transportation biofuel via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Operating the ATR system economically and efficiently requires balancing the exothermic partial oxidation and endothermic reforming reactions in the catalytic ATR system. Thus, the effects of processing parameters such as steam-to-carbon (H2O/C) ratio, oxygen-to-carbon (O2/C) ratio, the gas hourly space velocity, and the reaction temperature on the reactor performance were also studied. The optimum flow and operating conditions to obtain the desired conversion of acetic acid, yields of H2, selectivity to H2 and CO, minimal coke formation, and near-adiabatic ATR system were also identified. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the AIChE 2010 Spring National Meeting (San Antonio, TX 3/21-25/2010).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication10AIChE - 2010 AIChE Spring Meeting and 6th Global Congress on Process Safety
StatePublished - 2010
Event2010 AIChE Spring Meeting and 6th Global Congress on Process Safety, 10AIChE - San Antonio, TX, United States
Duration: 21 Mar 201025 Mar 2010

Publication series

Name10AIChE - 2010 AIChE Spring Meeting and 6th Global Congress on Process Safety

Conference

Conference2010 AIChE Spring Meeting and 6th Global Congress on Process Safety, 10AIChE
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Antonio, TX
Period21/03/1025/03/10

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