Process simulation and economic feasibility assessment of the methanol production via tri-reforming using experimental kinetic equations

Review on the catalytic tri-reforming of methane - Part I: Impact of operating conditions, catalyst deactivation and regeneration

“…Solid carbon as a by-product is omnipresent within the temperature range studied (100− 1000 • C), but is strongly limited above 850 • C (at 1 bar) [18]. Similar results were obtained by Phan [19], and Borreguero et al [20].…”

Developing a Targeting Approach for Syngas Generation from Natural Gas

“…However, this process requires significant amount energy due to its endothermic nature. Natural gas dry reforming is a good candidate for syngas production as it utilizes carbon dioxide in the feed, but high carbon (coke) deposition is a serious issue and leads to catalyst deactivation [4].…”

“…Jang and Han [12] performed an Aspen Plus optimization approach by combining steam reforming, dry reforming, and partial oxidation in one reformer (tri-reforming process) in order to determine the optimum amount of carbon dioxide, steam, and oxygen required to convert methane for the production of a suitable syngas ratio (H 2 /CO = 2). Borreguero et al [4] assessed the economic feasibility of methanol synthesis from natural tri-reforming based syngas. Khademi et al [13] also applied optimization techniques to investigate the tri-reforming of methane to produce a suitable syngas ratio for the synthesis of methanol and FT fuels with an objective function of minimizing the tri-reformer length.…”