Liquid petroleum-based thermoneutral reforming (TNR) with multicomponent catalysts for hydrogen rich gas production

Liquid petroleum-based fuels are expected to continue their dominant position in the transportation market, while stricter environmental legislations are creating the push to develop and deploy technologies with higher efficiency and lower emissions. Technology solutions employing the existing liquid petroleum distribution network offer pragmatic, market driven options as economics will inevitably dictate the intensity of technology adoption by the end-users. This paper discusses the Thermo Neutral Reforming catalyst system (TNR) for producing hydrogen-rich gas from liquid petroleum-based fuels. Results of several parametric tests demonstrating the TNR performance are presented with naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, and diesel under high gaseous hourly space velocities showing hydrogen yields that approach thermodynamic equilibrium. Thermal cycling and long term stability testing of the TNR catalyst system on heavy naphtha and kerosene are also presented.