Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol.167, No.2-3, 634-642, 2011
Design and testing of a microchannel reactor for the PROX reaction
The different steps for manufacturing a microchannel reactor for the PROX reaction are discussed. Transient Liquid Phase bonding (TLP) using a Ni-B-Si amorphous melt spun is used for joining micromilled Al-alloyed ferritic stainless steel plates followed by recrystallization at 1200 degrees C for 5 h. A CuOx-CeO2 catalyst synthesized by the coprecipitation method was washcoated on the microchannel block resulting in a homogenous 20-30 mu m thick layer. The catalytic activity for CO-PROX reaction is similar in both the powder catalyst and the microchannel coated reactor but the selectivity is higher in the microchannel reactor. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords:Microchannel reactor;CO-PROX;CuOx-CeO2;Transient liquid phase bonding;Al-alloyed ferritic stainless steel