Pre-reforming catalyst is a high-performance catalytic material designed to facilitate the partial conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks into smaller molecules before main reforming processes, ensuring enhanced efficiency and stability. Engineered with optimized metal-supported formulations, it promotes thermal stability, improves reaction kinetics, and prolongs operational lifespan for industrial applications. This catalyst is widely used in hydrogen production, syngas generation, and natural gas processing, delivering reliable performance for continuous catalytic pre-reforming.
Product Overview
The pre-reforming catalyst is specifically designed for the adiabatic pre-reforming process in ammonia synthesis plants and hydrogen production plants. Utilizing magnesium-aluminum spinel as the support and nickel as the active metal component, this catalyst delivers excellent conversion performance during syngas preparation. The catalyst offers good feedstock adaptability, especially for reactions using natural gas or other gaseous hydrocarbons as feedstocks, and it operates stably at higher temperatures. Its performance is comparable to the international standard catalyst, such as AR401, making it ideal for industrial-scale applications.
Key Features
- High Activity: The catalyst demonstrates strong catalytic activity, achieving high feedstock conversion rates in a short time.
- Stable Structure: The magnesium-aluminum spinel support ensures excellent thermal stability and long catalyst life under high-temperature conditions.
- Good Feedstock Adaptability: Highly adaptable to natural gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons, capable of accommodating feedstock variations.
- Equivalent to International Standards: The catalyst’s performance is on par with international reference catalysts (e.g., AR401), ensuring high catalytic efficiency and stability.
Applications
- Ammonia Production: Widely used in the adiabatic pre-reforming process in ammonia synthesis plants, enhancing feedstock conversion rates and optimizing process flow.
- Hydrogen Production: Applied in hydrogen production, particularly in the stage where natural gas is converted into syngas, improving reaction efficiency.
- Natural Gas Reforming: Suitable for natural gas and other gaseous hydrocarbon reforming reactions, offering efficient catalytic solutions for syngas and hydrogen production.
Property | Value |
Appearance | Porous spherical |
Dimensions (Outer Diameter × Height × Pore Size - Number of Pores), mm | φ12×8×3-4 or φ12×8×3-6 |
Strength, N/particle, ≥ | 100 |
Bulk Density, kg/L | 1.0 ± 0.15 |
Loss on Ignition (LOI), % ≤ | 5 |
MgAl₂O₄, % | Balance |
Ni, % ≥ | 30 |
Specific Surface Area (m²/g), ≥ | 40 |
Operating Conditions | Value |
Operating Temperature, ℃ | 400~600 |
Operating Pressure, MPa | Atmospheric to 5.0 MPa |
Space Velocity, h⁻¹ | 2000~10000 |
Water-to-Carbon Ratio | 2.0~4.5 |