EFFECT OF CHANGING CH4 /CO2 RATIO ON HYDROGEN

Abstract

Experimental investigation for dry reforming of methane with carbon dioxide was carried out. This study was aimed to explore the effect of changing the ratio of methane to carbon dioxide in the feed gas. The experiments were carried out using seven different ratios of methane to carbon dioxide that range from 0.25 – 4.0, three different temperature 773, 823, 848 K as well as three different total feed flow rate 10, 15, 20 ml/ min. at atmospheric pressure .The runs were carried out in AMI – 2000 Zeton- Altimira microreactor. The results indicate that increasing the ratio of methane to carbon dioxide decreases methane conversion, increases in carbon dioxide conversion and decreases hydrogen yield at each temperature used. Changing total feed flow rate has no effect on either conversion or hydrogen yield.