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Catalytic Technology for Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane to Synthesis Gas
Author(s) -
Fan MunSing,
Abdullah Ahmad Zuhairi,
Bhatia Subhash
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.200900025
Subject(s) - syngas , carbon dioxide reforming , syngas to gasoline plus , methane , natural gas , carbon dioxide , greenhouse gas , raw material , fischer–tropsch process , catalysis , gas to liquids , methane reformer , chemistry , waste management , steam reforming , hydrogen production , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , ecology , selectivity , biology
The mitigation and utilization of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, are among the most important challenges in the area of energy research. Dry reforming of CH 4 (DRM), which uses both CO 2 and CH 4 as reactants, is a potential method to utilize the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Natural gas containing high concentrations of CO 2 and CH 4 could therefore be utilized for hydrogen and synthesis gas (syngas) production in the near future, without need for the removal of CO 2 from the source gas. Thus, the DRM reaction is a suitable process to convert CH 4 and CO 2 to syngas, which is a raw material for liquid fuel production, through the Fischer–Tropsch process. Herein, the development of CO 2 reforming for syngas production is reviewed, covering process chemistry, catalyst development, and process technologies as well as the potential future direction for this process.