Re: GAS-L: Supercritical "steam" reforming

[Peter Singfield <snkm@btl.net>]

Hi Mark;

>but I'm curious about solubility and
>diffusivity, both of which will influence separation. Do you have the
>necessary data? If so, can you post them? This is terra incognita for
>me.

No -- do not have that at my finger tips -- but lets say we drop that
pressure (through the regulator in the flow diagram) from 5000 PSI to 2500
PSI -- good tank charging pressure.

That reduction in temperature will produce quite a refrigeration effect.
Water will condense -- gas will separate.

So maybe a second separation chamber along the lines of the one I sketch in
that flow diagram.

By the way -- a good separation chamber would be a commercial O2 container
with the  proper fittings added.

The first separation chamber will separate solids -- and probably a lot of
the H20. The second would certainly greatly reduce any residual H20 and
separate that from the gasses.

As start up "project" -- I would go for methane -- not H2 -- an run an IC
engine.

After and/or if that works -- start reaching for high quality synthesis gas.