Kinetic and Thermodynamic Aspects for CO2 Conversion to Methanol via Trireforming

摘要

Long term viability of the petroleum refinery sector must include a sustainable infrastructure whereby the triple bottom line - profit, people, and planet - is sought. One such avenue is development of alternate strategies of CO2conversion technologies, such as tri-reforming. Tri-reforming is a combination of methane steam reforming, CO2reforming, and methane oxidation that utilizes the steam and CO2 released from flue stack gases and converts tosyngas (CO and H2). Unlike typical sequestration technologies that require CO2 to be separated from steam beforebeing pumped underground, tri-reforming avoids this expense by using the mixed CO2 and steam. Conversion of carbon dioxide, if economically viable, extents our carbon resources and reduces our carbon footprint.