Carbon dioxide-methane plasma high-temperature reforming device and high-temperature reforming method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of carbon dioxide-methane reforming, in particular to a carbon dioxide-methane plasma high-temperature reforming device and a high-temperature reforming method.
Background
Carbon dioxide, the most abundant carbon source, is widely distributed in the earth's atmosphere, the crust. As an end product of the combustion of carbonaceous material, it is also a fairly stable resource of C1, with an average CO ═ O bond energy of about 5.5eV, i.e. 532 kJ/mol. The main component of natural gas is methane. Chemical utilization of natural gas can be roughly divided into two approaches: the first is a direct conversion method, which is to convert natural gas directly into a certain chemical product. The other is indirect conversion method, which is mainly to convert the synthesis gas into other chemical products. Therefore, from the viewpoint of resource utilization and environmental protection, research on the conversion of two stable C1 compounds, namely carbon dioxide and methane, is of great significance, and the comprehensive utilization of the compound can not only reduce the emission of carbon dioxide, but also alleviate the problem of increasingly scarce fossil resources.
The essence of the chemical reaction is the recombination of atoms or groups of atoms, and molecular activation requires energy. Whereas methane carbon dioxide reforming requires a large activation energy. In recent years, on the one hand, a large number of works have been carried out with great success in terms of catalyst selection, catalyst and carbon deposition behavior, catalytic reaction mechanism, and the like, but there are disadvantages in that catalytic activity is high, and for example, a carrier or a metal is sintered or undergoes a solid phase reaction under high temperature reaction conditions, and the catalyst is deactivated, resulting in a shortened service life. Therefore, the application of various unconventional methods is also widely discussed, wherein the application research of the plasma technology in the aspect of preparing the synthesis gas by reforming methane and carbon dioxide is more active, the reaction condition of the plasma technology is more excellent, the disadvantages of high stability and thermodynamics of methane molecules and carbon dioxide molecules can be overcome, and the effect of a catalyst can be replaced, namely the effect of CO2-CH4The conversion into chemical raw materials with high added value provides a brand-new activation means and a new way for reforming.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a carbon dioxide-methane plasma high-temperature reforming device.
The invention also aims to provide a carbon dioxide-methane plasma high-temperature reforming method based on the device.
In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows: a carbon dioxide-methane plasma high-temperature reforming device comprises a plasma jet device and a cooling device;
the plasma jet device is a coaxial hollow cylindrical metal shell with a wide upper part and a narrow lower part, the diameter-variable cylinders of the plasma jet device are in natural transition, a plasma torch is arranged at the upper end of the plasma jet device and is positioned on the central axis of the plasma jet device, and CO is symmetrically arranged on the outer wall of the shell at the two sides of the plasma torch2Gas inlet and CH4The inner wall of the plasma jet device is coated with a plurality of layers of refractory and high-temperature resistant materials, and the lower end of the plasma jet device is connected with a pressure port forThe pressure of the plasma jet device is relieved, the lower part of the plasma jet device is provided with a device cooling water inlet, the upper part of the plasma jet device is provided with a device cooling water outlet, and a circulating cooling water system is externally connected through the device cooling water inlet and the device cooling water outlet;
the cooling device comprises a nozzle and a cooling pipe which are sequentially communicated, the nozzle is communicated with the pressure port, and the nozzle and the cooling pipe form an L shape.
Preferably, the plasma torch comprises a cylindrical shell forming an inner cavity of the plasma torch, a cathode torch is arranged in the inner cavity of the plasma torch, the cathode torch is a hollow graphite cathode torch, an anode torch is arranged at the front end of the cathode torch, and the anode torch is a brass anode torch.
More preferably, the plasma torch further comprises a cathode cooling water inlet, a cathode cooling water outlet, an anode cooling water inlet, an anode cooling water outlet, N2Air inlets one and N2The cathode cooling water inlet and the cathode cooling water outlet are symmetrically arranged on the outer wall of the rear end of the shell, the front end of a water channel formed by the cathode cooling water inlet and the cathode cooling water outlet is connected with the cathode torch, the anode cooling water inlet and the anode cooling water outlet are symmetrically arranged on the outer side of the anode torch, and N is2Air inlet I, N2The air inlets are arranged on the outer wall of the rear end of the shell in a two-symmetrical mode, and N is2Air inlet I, N2And the air passage formed by the air inlet II is arranged on the outer side of the cathode torch.
Preferably, the plasma torch is provided with 1 torch, and the torch penetrates through the upper wall surface from top to bottom and is vertically inserted into the plasma jet device.
Furthermore, the upper part of the cooling pipe is connected with a sampling port for collecting the synthesis gas.
The invention also provides a carbon dioxide-methane plasma high-temperature reforming method based on the device, which comprises the following steps:
1) methane and carbon dioxide in a volume ratio of 1: 4, introducing the mixed gas into a plasma jet device for discharging, wherein the power of the plasma torch is 15KW, generating methane-carbon dioxide plasma jet, enabling the generated methane-carbon dioxide plasma jet to enter the plasma jet device, reforming the methane-carbon dioxide plasma at high temperature, wherein the reforming temperature is 1200 ℃, and meanwhile, the plasma jet device is connected with a circulating cooling water system for protecting refractory materials outside the reactor;
2) and (3) the synthesis gas generated by the reaction is decompressed by a pressure port and then rapidly enters the cooling pipe through the nozzle, and the synthesis gas is collected in the cooling pipe for component detection.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1.CH4and CO2The catalyst is subjected to independent dissociation and reformation under the collision of active ions in a thermal plasma state, and the participation of the catalyst is not needed in the reaction process, so that the problems of sintering or solid-phase reaction of a carrier and metal of the catalyst under the high-temperature reaction condition and the like can be effectively avoided.
2. The plasma torch can provide more uniform and stable plasma jet by adopting two paths of inlet gas, and the macroscopic temperature is 103-105About K, which is basically close to a thermodynamic equilibrium state, has the double functions of a high-temperature heat source and a chemical active particle source, and can provide enough energy for the reforming conversion process (strong endothermic reaction) of methane and carbon dioxide and accelerate the chemical reaction process.
Drawings
FIG. 1 shows a CO according to the invention2-CH4Schematic diagram of a plasma high-temperature reforming conversion device;
FIG. 2 is a top view of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a plasma torch;
in the figure, 1-CO2An air inlet; 2-CH4An air inlet; 3-device cooling water outlet; 4-a plasma torch; 5-device cooling water inlet; 6-pressure port; 7-a nozzle; 8-a cooling pipe; 9-a sampling port; 10-a plasma jet device; 11-cathode cooling water inlet; 12-cathode cooling water outlet; 13-N2A first air inlet; 14-N2A second air inlet; 15-anode cooling water inlet; 16-anode cooling water outlet; 17-an anode torch; 18-cathode torch.
Detailed Description
The invention is described in further detail below with reference to the figures and specific examples.
As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, a carbon dioxide-methane plasma high-temperature reforming device comprises a plasma jet device and a cooling water system.
The plasma jet device 10 is a coaxial hollow cylindrical metal shell with a wide upper part and a narrow lower part, and the diameter-variable cylinders of the shell are naturally transited. The plasma torch 4 is arranged at the upper end of the plasma jet device 10, the plasma torch 4 is positioned on the central axis of the plasma jet device 10, and the outer walls of the shells at the two sides of the plasma torch 4 are symmetrically provided with CO2Gas inlet 1 and CH4An air inlet 2. The plasma torch 4 generates high-temperature flame in the plasma jet device 10, so that the inner wall of the plasma jet device 10 is coated with refractory and high-temperature-resistant materials. Because the flame temperature is up to 2000-3000 ℃, the refractory high-temperature-resistant material on the inner wall of the plasma jet device 10 can be laid in multiple layers and multiple material grades, and the side closest to the flame adopts ultrahigh-temperature materials such as pure zirconium or zirconium carbide. Meanwhile, the lower part of the plasma jet device 10 is provided with a device cooling water inlet 5, and the upper part of the plasma jet device 10 is provided with a device cooling water outlet 3, so that the plasma jet device 10 and the plasma torch 4 can be cooled. The lower end of the plasma jet device 10 is connected with the pressure port 6 to release pressure for the plasma jet device 10, so that the pressure in the plasma jet device 10 is kept constant, and the reforming reaction is ensured to be carried out smoothly.
The cooling device mainly comprises a nozzle 7 and a cooling pipe 8. Carbon dioxide and methane generate synthesis gas after high-temperature reaction in the plasma jet device 10, the pressure in the reactor rises, the synthesis gas is decompressed through the pressure port 6 and rapidly reaches the cooling pipe 8 through the nozzle 7 for cooling, and the upper part of the cooling pipe 8 is connected with the sampling port 9 for collecting the synthesis gas for detection.
As shown in fig. 3, the plasma torch 4 used in this embodiment includes a cylindrical housing configured to form an inner cavity of the plasma torch, a cathode torch 18 is disposed in the inner cavity of the plasma torch, the cathode torch 18 is a hollow graphite cathode torch, an anode torch 17 is disposed at a front end of the cathode torch 18, and the anode torch 17 is a brass anode torch.
N is symmetrically arranged on the outer wall of the rear end of the shell2Air inlet I13, N2Inlet two 14, N2Air inlet I13, N2The air passage formed by the second air inlet 14 is arranged outside the cathode torch 18 and passes through N2Air inlet I13, N2And working gas is simultaneously introduced into the hollow cathode torch 18 through the second gas inlet 14, so that on one hand, arc discharge is performed between electrodes to generate high-temperature flame at 2000-3000 ℃ to be used as a heat source in the plasma jet device, and on the other hand, a gasifying agent is provided for further conversion to prepare synthesis gas in the plasma jet device. The inside circulative cooling system that is equipped with of plasma torch 4 mainly is used for protecting negative and positive poles, specifically is: the outer wall of the rear end of the shell is symmetrically provided with a cathode cooling water inlet 11 and a cathode cooling water outlet 12, the front end of a water channel formed by the cathode cooling water inlet 11 and the cathode cooling water outlet 12 is connected with the cathode torch 18, and the outer side of the anode torch 17 is symmetrically provided with an anode cooling water inlet 15 and an anode cooling water outlet 16. The graphite cathode torch is used as a heat source in the running process and can be gradually consumed when a plasma arc is generated, the service life of the anode is longer than that of the cathode, and in order to improve the running continuity and stability of the system, the plasma torch 4 adopts a circulating complementary arrangement mode, namely after the cathode is damaged, the cathode torch can be drawn out from the rear part of the plasma torch 4, and a new cathode torch can be pushed into the plasma torch 4. The total service life of each plasma torch 4 is equivalent to that of the anode, and the graphite cathode torch is continuously pushed and replenished along with the consumption of the graphite cathode torch in the running process of the device to maintain stable plasma arc.
In this embodiment, 1 plasma torch 4 is arranged, penetrates through the upper wall surface from top to bottom, and is inserted into the plasma jet device 10, the front end of the plasma torch 4 is arc-drawn to form a plasma arc to generate plasma and high-temperature flame, and a high-temperature flame flow field is formed in the furnace, so that the catalytic reforming reaction of carbon dioxide and methane is relatively uniform.
The following is further illustrated with an example:
methane and carbon dioxide in a volume ratio of 1: the mixed gas of 4 is introduced into a plasma jet device 10 for discharging, the power of the plasma torch 4 is 15KW, methane-carbon dioxide plasma jet is generated, the generated methane-carbon dioxide plasma jet enters the plasma jet device 10, the methane-carbon dioxide plasma reforming is realized at high temperature, the reforming temperature is 1200 ℃, and meanwhile, the plasma jet device 10 is connected with a circulating cooling water system for protecting refractory materials outside the reactor.
The synthesis gas (mainly carbon monoxide and hydrogen) generated by the reaction is decompressed by a pressure port 6, rapidly enters a cooling pipe 8 through a nozzle 7, and is collected through a sampling port 9 at the upper part of the cooling pipe 8 to detect the components of the synthesis gas.