Modularization Strategy for Syngas Generation in Chemical Looping Methane Reforming Systems with CO2 as Feedstock

作者：Kathe Mandar; Fryer Charles; Sandvik Peter; Kong Fanhe; Zhang Yitao; Empfield Abbey; Fan Liang Shih^*

来源：AIChE Journal, 2017, 63(8): 3343-3360.

DOI：10.1002/aic.15692

• design (process simulation)
• energy
• environmental engineering
• simulation
• process
• process synthesis

This study considers a CO2 feedstock in conventional methane reforming processes and metal oxide lattice oxygen based chemical looping reforming. Lattice oxygen from iron-titanium composite metal oxide provides the most efficient co-utilization of CO2 with CH4. A modularization chemical looping strategy is developed to further improve process efficiencies using a thermodynamic rationale. Modularization leverages the ability of two or more reactors operating in parallel to produce a higher quality syngas than a single reactor operating alone while offering a direct solution to scale up of multiple parallel reactor processes. Experiments conducted validate the thermodynamic simulation results. Simulation and experimental results ascertain that a cocurrent moving bed in a modularization system can operate under CO2 neutral or negative conditions. The results for a modularization process system for 7950 m(3) per day (50,000 barrels per day) of liquid fuel indicate a similar to 23% reduction of natural gas usage over baseline-case. VC 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers

• 出版日期2017-8