SBIR Phase I: Methanation of Diesel Fuels

这个小企业创新研究第一阶段的研究项目将开发并演示一个基于微石的催化反应器的概念验证，用于重整二级柴油，使其含有或=10%的CH4以及CO和H2，而不允许形成焦炭。拟议的反应器将取代目前对二次甲烷化和相关支持组件的需求，降低成本和效率损失。该项目需要研究的关键技术挑战包括确定馏分燃料适宜的甲烷化条件，以及有利于直接甲烷化途径的催化剂性能动力学。实现足够稳健、高效和低成本的液体燃料改造，适用于SOFC/ mcfc，将有助于这些燃料电池技术在交通运输中的应用。成本障碍仍然是使用燃料电池的主要障碍，这一提出的进展提供了大大简化改革价值列车。关键的初始应用将是商用卡车辅助动力装置和军用舰船。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I research project will develop and demonstrate proof-of-concept of a Microlith-based catalytic reactor for reforming Tier II Diesel fuel such that it contains or =10% CH4 in addition to CO and H2 without allowing coke formation. The proposed reactor will displace the current need for secondary methanation and associated support components, cost and efficiency loss. Key technical challenges to be examined in the project include identifying appropriate methanation-favored conditions for distillate fuels as well as the kinetics of catalyst performance that favor direct methanation pathways.Achieving sufficiently robust, efficient and low cost reforming of liquid fuels suitable for SOFC/MCFCs would help enable the ready use of these fuel cell technologies for transportation applications. Cost barriers remain key barriers to use of fuel cells, and this proposed advance offers to substantially simplify the reforming value train. Key initial applications would be for commercial truck APUs and military ships.