甲烷三重整是利用CO2-H2O-O2同时重整甲烷的过程。该工艺既可以生产H2/CO为1.5—2.0的合成气,又可以缓解甚至消除催化剂的积炭,适合于更廉价地生产用于合成甲醇、二甲醚以及清洁燃料等下游产品的合成气。本文重点评述了近年来国内外甲烷三重整制合成气在热力学、催化剂、反应器、动力学等方面的研究进展,指出甲烷三重整反应在电厂烟气、煤层气、天然气综合利用方面具备良好前景,但要通过该过程实现廉价合成气的生产,仍需研制高活性、抗积炭性能强的催化剂,并对反应器进行改进,以及进行反应机理和反应动力学的深入研究。
Tri-reforming of methane is a novel process of methane reforming by carbon dioxide, steam, and oxygen simultaneously in one reactor. Tri-reforming of methane can not only produce synthesis gas with HE/CO ratio of 1.5--2.0 but also mitigate or eliminate coke deposition of catalyst. It is fit for producing synthesis gas which can be used for production of chemicals (such as methanol and dimethyl ether), and ultra-clean fuels (such as liquid hydrocarbons) at lower cost than current process of steam reforming of methane. In this paper, the progress in tri-reforming of methane to synthesis gas is reviewed, including thermodynamics, catalyst development, reactor and kinetic behavior. We also point out the favorable foreground of tri-reforming on synthetical utilization of flue gas, coal-bed methane and natural gas. In order to make the process of tri-reforming of methane to synthesis gas economically feasible, what still should be done are developing high-active and coke-resistant catalyst, improving reactor, and probing mechanism of reaction and kinetic behavior.