Water-gas shift reaction
of synthesis gas
CO + H2O → H2 + CO2
(∆H = -41 kJ/mol): Exothermic reaction
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Large-scale H2 production technology is already commercialized
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However, the researches about compact-sized reformers for
decentralized/on-site H2 production are still
ongoing
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For the compact-sized reformers, integration of HT-WGS & LT-WGS
reaction is required → Single stage
WGS
- Operation temperature = 240 ~ 320 °C (middle temperature)
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Miniaturization of reformer size → High processing capacity
- Commercial catalysts are customized to low processing capacity
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Development of catalyst with high activity for single stage
WGS
which can be used in high processing capacity is required