Study on the Performance of Steam Reformer of City Gas Equipped with Palladium Membrane

Abstract

Steam reforming of hydrocarbons is industrially important and is a widely used reaction for producing hydrogen or synthetic gas. Conventional hydrogen production system fueled with natural gas or city gas is composed of steam reformer, water-gas shift converter and hydrogen purification system. Steam reformer equipped with palladium membrane can perform steam reforming and hydrogen separation processes simultaneously, and enables hydrogen production directly from city gas. This reformer is expected to provide an advanced hydrogen production system without water-gas shift converter and hydrogen purification system.