NEUP CINR-21-24152: Direct heating of chemical catalysts for hydrogen and fertilizer production using Microreactors

This proposal presents a novel integration approach to deliver process heat from microreactors by directly heating the catalyst particles from the primary heat transfer fluid in a moving packed bed heat exchanger (MPBHX). In this design, the tube side of the MPBHX can be a heat pipe or primary Helium coolant as in several microreactor designs. The shell side will be moving catalyst particles which upon heating will enter the high temperature chemical reactor.

Additional Info

Field	Value
Awarded Institution	Kansas State University
PI	Hitesh Bindra