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Steam reforming of dimethyl ether to hydrogen-rich gas

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The steam reforming of dimethyl ether (DME) (SR) to a hydrogen-rich gas over a mechanical mixture of WOx/ZrO2 (the DME hydration catalyst) and CuZnAlOx (the methanol SR catalyst) was studied. The mechanically mixed catalyst was shown to provide almost complete conversion of DME to the hydrogen-rich gas containing <0.5 vol.% of CO at 300°C, atmospheric pressure, gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 10000 h−1 and molar ratio H2O/DME = 3. The hydrogen production rate in DME SR was found to reach 180–250 mmol H2/(gcat·h) at 250–300°C.

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  1. Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    Sukhe D. Badmaev, Galina G. Volkova, Vladimir D. Belyaev & Vladimir A. Sobyanin

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    Vladimir A. Sobyanin

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Badmaev, S.D., Volkova, G.G., Belyaev, V.D. et al. Steam reforming of dimethyl ether to hydrogen-rich gas. React Kinet Catal Lett 90, 205–211 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-007-5082-8

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