AUTHOR=Ganguli Arijit , Bhatt Viraj 

TITLE=Hydrogen production using advanced reactors by steam methane reforming: A review

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Thermal Engineering

VOLUME=Volume 3 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/thermal-engineering/articles/10.3389/fther.2023.1143987

DOI=10.3389/fther.2023.1143987

ISSN=2813-0456

ABSTRACT=The present review focuses on the current progress on Methane Steam Reforming (MSR) using methane and methanol with an emphasis on MSR carried out in four novel reactors namely membrane reactors, sorption-enhanced steam methane reactors and micro-reactors. Some emphasis has also been provided on modeling and catalyst development advances have also been  in this review. Important parameters like residence time, surface area, scale-up, coke formation, conversion, space velocity, and cost for each of these reactors have been evaluated. Micro-reactors have shown considerable promise in most of the parameters. This review promises to be a precursor for a more comprehensive review on the selection of reactors stages for newer process plants for steam methane reforming.