Hydrogen Production from Cyclohexane and Hydrogen Transportation

Abstract

Catalytic dehydrogeno-aromatization of cyclohexane has successfully been demonstrated in the liquid-film state of carbon-supported platinum fine particles under boiling and refluxing conditions. From the viewpoint of thermal / chemical energy conversion, endothermic hydrogen production from cyclohexane at mild reaction temperatures is important. By coupling with well-established catalytic hydrogenation of benzene, a safe and energy-saving tool of hydrogen storage and transportation is proposed, which uses chemical tunker and track vehicles for cyclohexane and benzene to and fro.