Passive production of hydrogen from liquid fuel utilizing functions of porous material

提出了一种利用多孔材料在单一热源的高速加热下从液体燃料制氢的新方法。多孔材料的各种功能，包括由于毛细抽吸的液体供应、微通道传热和由微孔结构产生的具有大表面积的催化剂负载，已经显示出对于由甲醇分解反应被动产生氢是有效的。反应产率与多孔材料中反应过程的分析预测一致。揭示了影响产率和热利用效率的主要参数。

A novel method to produce hydrogen from liquid fuel using a porous material subjected to high rate heating from a single heat source has been proposed. Various functions of a porous material including liquid supply due to capillary suction, micro-channel heat transfer, and catalyst-supporting with a large surface area resulting from the micro-porous structure have been shown to be effective for the passive production of hydrogen from the decomposition reaction of methanol. Yield of the reaction agreed with the analytical prediction for the reaction process in the porous material. The parameters to dominate the yield and heat utilization efficiency have been revealed.