We have worked up to 800oC. The syngas composition is relatively rich in CO (typically H2/CO~0.8-0.9). Effluent gas composition is typically measured by means of GC using Argon as GC-carrier gas.
OK Abdul, this is the setup: The reactor is a continuous flow one (fixed bed, tubular reactor), independently heated at the temperature of interest (inside to an oven). The reactor outlet gas mixture (produced syngas) is continuously passing the effluent stream line of the apparatus, cooled to room temperature, where on-line gas chromatography is equipped for the product analysis.
Thank you so much, very interesting, one more question: have you placed the reactor inside the oven and oven have a outlet system for the syngas? What was the capacity of the oven?
The oven is a tubular type one open in both sides. Therefore the continuous flow tubular quartz reactor, loaded with the necessary amount of the catalyst (typically 100 mg) and working on close to practical applications Gas Hourly Space velocities is equipped in the axis of the oven. The capacity of the oven do not actually have any sense, except to give the opportunity to put the reactor easily...