A new hydrogenation-coupling approach for supra-equilibrium conversion in a water–gas shift reaction: Simultaneous hydrogen generation and chemical storage

Michael Ho Kei Lee; Hang Yin; Wasim Ullah Khan; Frank L.Y. Lam; Yongsik Ok; Matthew J. Watson; Shusheng Pang; Alex C.K. Yip

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.02.019

A new hydrogenation-coupling approach for supra-equilibrium conversion in a water–gas shift reaction: Simultaneous hydrogen generation and chemical storage

Michael Ho Kei Lee
, Hang Yin
, Wasim Ullah Khan
, Frank L.Y. Lam
, Yongsik Ok
, Matthew J. Watson
, Shusheng Pang
, Alex C.K. Yip^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals

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This work reports a practical system of hydrogenation-coupled water–gas shift reaction (HC-WGSR) for simultaneous hydrogen production and storage. The performance of the HC-WGSR system was predicted through thermodynamic simulation. The proof-of-concept tandem water–gas shift and propene hydrogenation strategy was successfully demonstrated using a bifunctional catalyst. The hydrogen produced from the WGSR was successfully stored in propane simultaneously, and the overall CO conversion of nearly 100% overcame the equilibrium limitation of the WGSR over a wide range of space velocities (3000 - 6000 h⁻¹) at 200 ^°C and 1 bar. This study demonstrated that the in situ removal/storage of H₂ using the hydrogenation-coupling approach is promising even in a CO₂-rich environment (20% CO₂). The new approach shall see a great opportunity in using organic hydrogen carriers, e.g., benzene, toluene, N-ethylcarbazole, to expand the industrial applications, underpinning the global supply chain for hydrogen energy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	18567-18571
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	48
Issue number	49
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.02.019
State	Published - 8 Jun 2023

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Keywords

Bifunctional catalyst
Chemical storage
Hydrogen generation
Supra-equilibrium
Water–gas shift reaction

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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Lee, M. H. K., Yin, H., Khan, W. U., Lam, F. L. Y., Ok, Y., Watson, M. J., Pang, S., & Yip, A. C. K. (2023). A new hydrogenation-coupling approach for supra-equilibrium conversion in a water–gas shift reaction: Simultaneous hydrogen generation and chemical storage. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(49), 18567-18571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.02.019

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