Noncatalytic Reformation of Sucrose in Supercritical Water
Abstract
The effect of space time and temperature on the non-catalytic reformation of sucrose in supercritical water was studied in a specially designed 0.4-L Haynes Alloy 230 tubular reactor. Experiments were performed non-catalytically in a continuous mode of operation at a constant pressure of 24.05 ± 0.04 MPa and at temperatures varying from 600°C to 760°C and space times between 55 to 245 seconds. Sucrose is a renewable, biological energy resource; the reformation of which would enable on-site and ondemand hydrogen production. Increasing space time and temperature increases the gasification percentage of sucrose along with the production of hydrogen gas, with temperature having a larger effect than space time. Gasification percentages of 99% were achieved using two different combinations of temperature and space time. A maximum of 7.9 moles of hydrogen gas was produced per mole of sucrose fed, which is 23% of the theoretical maximum possible, occurred at the highest temperature studied.
Recommended Citation
J. W. Picou et al., "Noncatalytic Reformation of Sucrose in Supercritical Water," Proceedings of the 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting (2008, Philadelphia, PA), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Nov 2008.
Meeting Name
2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting (2008: Nov. 16-21, Philadelphia, PA)
Department(s)
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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© 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
21 Nov 2008
