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A commercial hydrogen production line is needed due to an increasing demand of efficient and environmentally-friendly fuel. Hydrogen utilization through fuel cell technology is expected to fulfill the need. Methanol steam reforming reaction is one promising hydrogen producer. The objective of this r...
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| Format: | Final Project |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/14311 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | A commercial hydrogen production line is needed due to an increasing demand of efficient and environmentally-friendly fuel. Hydrogen utilization through fuel cell technology is expected to fulfill the need. Methanol steam reforming reaction is one promising hydrogen producer. The objective of this research is to demonstrate the reproducibility of Cu/Zn/Al2O3 catalyst which is synthesized using Janitra and Sianturi (2007) procedure.<p>This research includes catalyst synthesis, catalyst activity test, and catalyst characterization. Dry impregnation method is applied to produce the catalyst assuming the copper oxide would cover the support (γ-Al2O3) as a single layer. Activity test was carried out in a tubular channel reactor at 200-300 derajat C and at atmospheric pressure. Catalyst characterization was performed using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) method to measure catalyst crystalinity and Braunnet Emmett and Teller (BET) method to measure catalyst surface area.<p>The catalyst synthesized using Janitra and Sianturi procedure is proven to be reproducible and showing high activities. The conversion of methanol reaches 85% at the temperature of 250oC with zero CO by-products. Low volumetric flow of nitrogen, which is utilized as dilluent in the process, is proven to increase overall methanol conversion. |
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