Bagnato Giuseppe, Iulianelli Adolfo, Sanna Aimaro, Basile Angelo
School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK.
Institute on Membrane Technology of the Italian National Research Council (ITM-CNR), c/o University of Calabria, via P. Bucci Cubo 17/C, 87036 Rende (CS), Italy.
Membranes (Basel). 2017 Mar 23;7(2):17. doi: 10.3390/membranes7020017.
Glycerol represents an emerging renewable bio-derived feedstock, which could be used as a source for producing hydrogen through steam reforming reaction. In this review, the state-of-the-art about glycerol production processes is reviewed, with particular focus on glycerol reforming reactions and on the main catalysts under development. Furthermore, the use of membrane catalytic reactors instead of conventional reactors for steam reforming is discussed. Finally, the review describes the utilization of the Pd-based membrane reactor technology, pointing out the ability of these alternative fuel processors to simultaneously extract high purity hydrogen and enhance the whole performances of the reaction system in terms of glycerol conversion and hydrogen yield.
甘油是一种新兴的可再生生物衍生原料，可作为通过蒸汽重整反应生产氢气的原料。在本综述中，对甘油生产工艺的最新进展进行了综述，特别关注甘油重整反应和正在开发的主要催化剂。此外，还讨论了使用膜催化反应器代替传统反应器进行蒸汽重整。最后，该综述描述了钯基膜反应器技术的应用，指出了这些替代燃料处理器能够同时提取高纯度氢气，并在甘油转化率和氢气产率方面提高反应系统的整体性能。
