For the purpose of exploring the prooess to prepare synthesis gas (CO+H
2) or H
2 from methanol, thermal decomposition (CH
3OH→CO+2H
2) and steam reforming (CH
3OH+H
2O→CO
2+3H
2) were investigated on Al
2O
3 supported metal (Pt, Pd, Ru, Rh, Co, Ni, Fe) catalysts.
The experiment was carried out by using a flow fixed bed reactor under an atmospheric pressure and at 300°-550°C. The inlet gases were 10%CH
3OH-N
2 and 10%CH
3OH-40%H
2O-N
2, and the total feed rate was 500 Ncm
3/min Per 1m
l of each catalyst of average diameter 0.9mm (space velocity: 3.0×10
4 hr
-1).
The following informations were obtained:
1) Decomposition of CH
3OH under the absence of catalyst occurred at above ca. 700°C according to CH
3OH→CO+2H
2, but the decomposition under the presence of catalysts except Ru and Fe occured at low temperatures below 300°C.
2) Catalytic steam reforming was considered to be the consecutive reactions of CH
3OH→CO+2H
2 and CO+H
2O→CO
2+H
2O. Ru and Fe gave a litlle activity.
3) Pt was the most active for both reactions, and gave no formation of CH
4.
4) Pd was very high active for decomposition of CH
3OH, but low active for shift reaction of CO.
5) Rh was active for both reactions, but accompanied the formation of a considerable amount of CH
4.
6) Co gave the formation of equimolal CH
4 and CO
2 besides CO and H
2 at decomposition of CH
3OH, and was very high active for shift reaction of CO as well as Pt.
7) Ni promoted considerably the methanation reactions in both reaction systems.
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