Syngas and Hydrogen Production from $CeO_2/ZrO_2$ coated Foam Devices under Simulated Solar Radiation

다공성 폼에 코팅된 $CeO_2/ZrO_2$ 를 이용한 고온 태양열 합성가스 및 수소 생산 연구

  • Jang, Jong-Tak (School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Yoon, Ki-June (School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Han, Gui-Young (School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 장종탁 (성균관대학교 대학원 화학공학부) ;
  • 윤기준 (성균관대학교 화학공학부) ;
  • 한귀영 (성균관대학교 화학공학부)
  • Published : 2012.03.29

Abstract

Syngas and hydrogen from the $CeO_2/ZrO_2$ coated foam devices were investigated under simulated solar radiation. The $CeO_2/ZrO_2$ coated SiC, Ni and Cu foam device were prepared using drop-coating method. Syngas production step was performed at $900^{\circ}C$, and hydrogen production process was performed for ten repeated cycles to compare the CeO2 conversion in syngas production step, $H_2$ yield in hydrogen production step and cycle reproducibility. The produced syngas had the $H_2$/CO ratio of 2, which was suitable for methanol synthesis or Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process. In addition, syngas and hydrogen production process is one of the promising chemical pathway for storage and transportation of solar heat by converting solar energy to chemical energy. After ten cycles of redox reaction, the $CeO_2/ZrO_2$ was analyzed using XRD pattern and SEM image in order to characterize the physical and chemical change of metal oxide at the high temperature.

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