Feedstock Reforming Catalysts

Fuel conversion

Reforming and pre-reforming serve to convert liquid or gaseous light hydrocarbon fuels to hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Süd-Chemie's reforming catalysts permit broad fuel flexibility— we are able to convert natural gas as well as biogas, biodiesel, methanol, ethanol, wastegases and more. And our progress in sulfur-tolerant catalysts promises to make fuel processing even easier in the future.

Steam Reforming

Steam reforming catalysts extract hydrogen and carbon monoxide from the fuel by reacting it with steam. Süd-Chemie is able to match catalyst performance to reactor design and also optimize shape to address heat and mass transfer issues.

Catalytic Partial Oxidation Reforming (CPO)

In this exothermic process the catalyst reacts higher hydrocarbons with oxygen to liberate hydrogen. Süd-Chemie catalysts are able to provide optimized stability and longer life at the higher operating temperatures.

Autothermal Reforming (ATR)

This process essentially combines the steam reforming and partial oxidation reactions, balancing the heat flow into and out of the reactor. Süd-Chemie's high-geometry metal and foam monoliths can achieve high volumetric activity and require less catalyst.

Pre-reforming

For difficult liquid hydrocarbons pre-reforming may be used as a first step, to partially convert the feedstocks and prepare them for a more efficient and effective reforming process.Süd-Chemie has extensive experience in this process.