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CO2 and Syngas Hydrogenation System
Catalyst Development
CO2-to-Chemicals
Parallel Reactor Screening
Syngas Hydrogenation
Overview
A parallel reactor system for catalyst testing for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO₂).
Design Parameters
- Design temperature: 500 °C
- Design pressure: 150 bar
Reactor and Process Features
- 6 × double‑jacketed reactors
- Inner diameter: approx. 10 mm
- Isothermal zone: approx. 70 mm
- Parallel operation of all reactors
- Capillary‑based flow distribution
- Provision for an additional blank reactor
- Automatic sampling
- Connected to gas chromatograph / µ‑GC
Automation and Control
- Process control system: Siemens S7‑1500
System Design
The system described here is a parallel reactor system with six reactors for testing catalysts for the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide (CO₂). All reactors are operated at the same pressure and flow rate, while the temperature of each individual reactor can be controlled independently. Gas hourly space velocities (GHSV) of 1000 to 50000 h⁻¹ with catalyst volumes of 5 ml can be achieved.
