Journal
FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 88, Issue 1, Pages 3-22Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2006.05.007
Keywords
fuel processor; hydrogen generation; fuel cell; balance of plant; process intensification; process optimization; micro-scale technologies
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This report documents the key technological progress made over last two decades in the field of development of integrated fuel processor for hydrogen generation. Studies on process optimization based on numerical simulation/calculation, mass and energy management, parametric adjustment have been reported. A number of these studies discuss the application of reforming process assisted by other technologies such as pressure swing adsorption and membrane separation to enhance the hydrogen productivity and/or purity. However, for such systems the extent of integration among and between components remains limited. Accordingly, the net efficiency is compromised due to the mass/heat transfer rate and reaction dynamics either in the individual units or the complete system. Process intensification technologies such as engineered catalysts, on-site heat production/removal and product purification can not only allow precise control of reaction and heat/mass transfer rates, but also help optimize the operation conditions, and, consequently, improve overall efficiency and mitigate the requirement for materials and capital investment. It seems that micro-scale technologies, possessing the typical characteristics of process intensification technologies, have potential for making the integrated fuel processor into practice. (C) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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