A review of chemical looping reforming technologies for hydrogen production: recent advances and future challenges
Source abstract
Abstract
Abstract Faced with increasingly serious energy and global warming, it is critical to put forward an alternative non-carbonaceous fuel. In this regard, hydrogen appears as the ultimate clean fuel for power and heat generation, and as an important feedstock for various chemical and petrochemical industries. The chemical looping reforming (CLR) concept, is an emerging technique for the conversion of hydrocarbon fuels into high-quality hydrogen via the circulation of oxygen carriers which allows a decrease in CO2 emissions. In this review, a comprehensive evaluation and recent progress in glycerol, ethanol and methane reforming for hydrogen production are presented. The key elements for a successful CLR process are studied and the technical challenges to achieve high-purity hydrogen along with the possible solutions are also assessed. As product quality, cost and the overall efficiency of the process can be influenced by the oxygen carrier materials used, noteworthy attention is given to the most recent development in this field. The use of Ni, Fe, Cu, Ce, Mn and Co-based material as potential oxygen carriers under different experimental conditions for hydrogen generation from different feedstock by CLR is discussed. Furthermore, the recent research conducted on the sorption-enhanced reforming process is reviewed and the performance of the various type of CO2 sorbents such as CaO, Li2ZrO3 and MgO is highlighted.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes · Catalysts for Methane Reforming · Industrial Gas Emission Control
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
References (100+)
Show source-provided references
1. Mapping of the range of operational conditions for Cu-, Fe-, and Ni-based oxygen carriers in chemical-looping combustion10.1016/J.CES.2006.09.019 ↗
2. Conversion limits in the reaction of CO2 with lime10.1021/ef020152a ↗
3. Syngas production from chemical looping reforming of ethanol over iron-based oxygen carriers: theoretical analysis and experimental investigation10.1016/j.cjche.2021.02.012 ↗
4. A brief review for chemical looping combustion as a promising CO2 capture technology: fundamentals and progress10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2020.142892 ↗
5. Progress in chemical-looping combustion and reforming technologies10.1016/J.PECS.2011.09.001 ↗
6. Chemical looping combustion of solid fuels10.1016/J.PECS.2017.07.005 ↗
7. Performance evaluation of a Cu-based oxygen carrier impregnated onto ZrO2 for chemical-looping combustion (CLC)10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05835 ↗
8. Use of bio-glycerol for the production of synthesis gas by chemical looping reforming10.1016/j.fuel.2020.119578 ↗
9. Production of hydrogen by steam reforming of glycerin over alumina-supported metal catalysts10.1016/J.CATTOD.2006.09.038 ↗
10. Comparative assessment of performances of different oxygen carriers in a chemical looping combustion coupled intensified reforming process through simulation study10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2020.121146 ↗
11. Syngas production in chemical looping reforming process over ZrO2 promoted Mn-based catalyst10.1016/J.JCOU.2017.09.010 ↗
12. Application of zirconium modified Cu-based oxygen carrier in chemical looping reforming10.1016/j.jcou.2016.04.007 ↗
13. Activity study of NiO-based oxygen carriers in chemical looping steam methane reforming10.1016/j.cattod.2015.10.027 ↗
14. Recent advances on materials and processes for intensified production of blue hydrogen10.1016/J.RSER.2021.111917 ↗
15. Chemical looping reforming for syngas generation at real process conditions in packed bed reactors: an experimental demonstration10.1016/J.CEJ.2022.134883 ↗
16. Dynamic behaviour of integrated chemical looping process with pressure swing adsorption in small scale on-site H2 and pure CO2 production10.1016/j.cej.2021.132606 ↗
17. Green hydrogen as an alternative fuel for the shipping industry10.1016/J.COCHE.2020.100668 ↗
18. Catalytic performance of ceria-supported cobalt catalyst for CO-rich hydrogen production from dry reforming of methane10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2015.10.049 ↗
19. Interaction between iron-based oxygen carrier and four coal ashes during chemical looping combustion10.1016/J.APENERGY.2013.10.051 ↗
20. The hydrogen economy in the 21st century: a sustainable development scenario10.1016/S0360-3199(02)00074-5 ↗
21. Hydrogen: a brief overview on its sources, production and environmental impact10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2018.02.022 ↗
22. Hydrogen production from glycerol by reforming in supercritical water over Ru/Al2O3 catalyst10.1016/J.FUEL.2008.04.024 ↗
23. Hydrogen production via steam reforming of glycerol over Rh/γ-Al2O3 catalysts modified with CeO2, MgO or La2O310.1016/J.RENENE.2020.08.037 ↗
24. A review on development of industrial processes and emerging techniques for production of hydrogen from renewable and sustainable sources10.1016/J.RSER.2013.02.019 ↗
25. Syngas production via dry reforming of methane over CeO2 modified Ni/Al2O3 catalysts10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2019.01.113 ↗
26. A comparative study on hydrogen production from steam-glycerol reforming: thermodynamics and experimental10.1016/J.RENENE.2010.07.026 ↗
27. Identifying the roles of MFe2O4 (M=Cu, Ba, Ni, and Co) in the chemical looping reforming of char, pyrolysis gas and tar resulting from biomass pyrolysis10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.12.216 ↗
28. New insight into the development of oxygen carrier materials for chemical looping systems10.1016/J.ENG.2018.05.002 ↗
29. Effect of calcination temperature on the performance of hexaaluminate supported CeO2 for chemical looping dry reforming10.1016/J.FUPROC.2021.106873 ↗
30. Kinetics of mixed copper–iron based oxygen carriers for hydrogen production by chemical looping water splitting10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2012.04.052 ↗
31. Synthesis gas generation by chemical-looping reforming in a circulating fluidized bed reactor using Perovskite LaFeO 3-based oxygen carriers10.1021/ie300033e ↗
32. Mg-promoted Ni-CaO microsphere as bi-functional catalyst for hydrogen production from sorption-enhanced steam reforming of glycerol10.1016/J.CEJ.2019.123204 ↗
33. Hydrogen production by chemical-looping reforming in a circulating fluidized bed reactor using Ni-based oxygen carriers10.1016/J.JPOWSOUR.2008.11.038 ↗
34. Development of stable oxygen carrier materials for chemical looping processes—a review10.3390/CATAL10080926 ↗
35. Intensified catalytic reactors for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and for reforming of renewable fuels to hydrogen and synthesis gas10.1016/J.FUPROC.2016.05.021 ↗
36. Oxidative steam reforming of glycerol to synthesis gas in a microchannel reactor10.1016/J.CATTOD.2018.03.047 ↗
37. Development of BaSrCo-based perovskite for chemical-looping steam methane reforming: a study on synergistic effects of A-site elements and CeO2 support10.1016/J.FUEL.2019.04.150 ↗
38. Hydrogen production by sorption-enhanced steam reforming of glycerol10.1016/J.BIORTECH.2009.02.036 ↗
39. Hydrogen production by enhanced-sorption chemical looping steam reforming of glycerol in moving-bed reactors10.1016/J.APENERGY.2014.05.061 ↗
40. Hydrogen production and reduction of Ni-based oxygen carriers during chemical looping steam reforming of ethanol in a fixed-bed reactor10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2017.08.208 ↗
41. Hydrogen production by sorption-enhanced chemical looping steam reforming of ethanol in an alternating fixed-bed reactor: sorbent to catalyst ratio dependencies10.1016/J.ENCONMAN.2017.10.075 ↗
42. Effect of CaO addition on acid properties of Ni–Ca/Al2O3 catalysts applied to ethanol steam reforming10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2013.01.162 ↗
43. Chemical-looping technology platform10.1002/AIC.14695 ↗
44. Chemical looping processes for CO2 capture and carbonaceous fuel conversion—prospect and opportunity10.1039/C2EE03198A ↗
45. Effect of gas composition in chemical-looping combustion with copper-based oxygen carriers: fate of sulphur10.1016/J.IJGGC.2010.04.002 ↗
46. High temperature behaviour of a CuO/γAl2O3 oxygen carrier for chemical-looping combustion10.1016/J.IJGGC.2011.03.005 ↗
47. Expert representation chemical looping reforming: a comparative study of Fe, Mn, Co and Cu as oxygen carriers supported on Al2O310.1016/J.JIEC.2014.04.031 ↗
48. Autothermal reforming of methane with integrated CO2 capture in a novel fluidized bed membrane reactor. Part 1: experimental demonstration10.1007/s11244-008-9126-8 ↗
49. Autothermal reforming of methane with integrated CO2 capture in a novel fluidized bed membrane reactor. Part 2 comparison of reactor configurations10.1007/s11244-008-9127-7 ↗
50. Autothermal chemical looping reforming process of different fossil liquid fuels10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2016.12.109 ↗
51. Chemical looping dry reforming of methane using mixed oxides of iron and cerium: operation window10.1016/J.CATCOM.2021.106356 ↗
52. Combustion and reforming of ethanol in a chemical looping continuous unit10.1016/J.EGYPRO.2014.11.006 ↗
53. Syngas/H2 production from bioethanol in a continuous chemical-looping reforming prototype10.1016/J.FUPROC.2015.03.022 ↗
54. Ni, Co, Fe supported on Ceria and Zr doped Ceria as oxygen carriers for chemical looping dry reforming of methane10.1016/J.CATTOD.2018.11.064 ↗
55. Synthesis gas generation by chemical-looping reforming of biomass with natural copper ore as oxygen carrier10.1007/s12649-014-9328-1 ↗
56. Cobalt doping modification for enhanced methane conversion at low temperature in chemical looping reforming systems10.1016/J.CATTOD.2019.06.016 ↗
57. High purity hydrogen production via sorption enhanced chemical looping reforming: application of 22Fe2O3/MgAl2O4 and 22Fe2O3/Al2O3 as oxygen carriers and cerium promoted CaO as CO2 sorbent10.1016/J.APENERGY.2016.02.068 ↗
58. Highly active and anticoke Ni/CeO2 with ultralow Ni loading in chemical looping dry reforming via the strong metal−support interaction10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c06079 ↗
59. Sol–gel vs. impregnation preparation of MgO and CeO2 doped Ni/Al2O3 nanocatalysts used in dry reforming of methane: effect of process conditions, synthesis method and support composition10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2016.02.002 ↗
60. Chemical-looping combustion (CLC) for inherent CO2 separations—a review10.1016/J.CES.2008.05.028 ↗
61. Carbon dioxide absorption into promoted potassium carbonate solutions: a review10.1016/J.IJGGC.2016.07.020 ↗
62. Ni, Co and Cu-promoted iron-based oxygen carriers in methane-fueled chemical looping hydrogen generation process10.1016/J.FUPROC.2021.106917 ↗
63. Application of calcium oxide/ferric oxide composite oxygen carrier for corn straw chemical looping gasification10.1016/J.BIORTECH.2021.125011 ↗
64. Nickel-iron modified natural ore oxygen carriers for chemical looping steam methane reforming to produce hydrogen10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2021.09.242 ↗
65. Phase interactions in Ni-Cu-Al2O3 mixed oxide oxygen carriers for chemical looping applications10.1016/J.APENERGY.2018.12.029 ↗
66. High-performance Ni-Fe Redox catalysts for selective CH4 to syngas conversion via chemical looping10.1021/acscatal.7b03964 ↗
67. Evaluation of multi-cycle performance of chemical looping dry reforming using CO2 as an oxidant with Fe–Ni bimetallic oxides10.1016/J.JECHEM.2015.10.008 ↗
68. Ni/Ce0.95M0.05O2−d (M = Zr, Pr, La) for methane steam reforming at mild conditions10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2017.09.176 ↗
69. Biosyngas production in an integrated aqueous-phase glycerol reforming/chemical looping combustion process10.1021/ie402114k ↗
70. Development of MgAl2O4-stabilized, Cu-doped, Fe2O3-based oxygen carriers for thermochemical water-splitting10.1039/C5TA06753G ↗
71. Hydrogen production from glycerol over nickel catalysts supported on Al2O3 modified by Mg, Zr, Ce or La10.1007/s11244-008-9060-9 ↗
72. Hydrogen production via chemical looping steam reforming of ethanol by Ni-based oxygen carriers supported on CeO2 and La2O3 promoted Al2O310.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2019.11.077 ↗
73. Cyclic production of syngas and hydrogen through methane-reforming and water-splitting by using ceria–zirconia solid solutions in a solar volumetric receiver–reactor10.1016/J.SOLENER.2014.08.024 ↗
74. Thermal analysis of chemical-looping combustion10.1205/CHERD05020 ↗
75. Review and comparison of various hydrogen production methods based on costs and life cycle impact assessment indicators10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2021.09.142 ↗
76. Hydrogen production from chemical looping steam reforming of glycerol by Ni-based oxygen carrier in a fixed-bed reactor10.1016/J.CEJ.2015.05.120 ↗
77. Hydrogen production by chemical looping steam reforming of ethanol using NiO/montmorillonite oxygen carriers in a fixed-bed reactor10.1016/J.CEJ.2016.04.027 ↗
78. Hydrogen generation from chemical looping reforming of glycerol by Ce-doped nickel phyllosilicate nanotube oxygen carriers10.1016/J.FUEL.2018.02.096 ↗
79. Chemical looping glycerol reforming for hydrogen production by Ni@ZrO2 nanocomposite oxygen carriers10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2018.05.065 ↗
80. Chemical looping reforming of glycerol for continuous H2 Production by moving-bed reactors: simulation and experiment10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b03728 ↗
81. n-decane steam reforming for hydrogen production over mono- and bi-metallic Co-Ni/Ce-Al2O3 catalysts: structure-activity correlations10.1016/J.ENCONMAN.2017.06.065 ↗
82. Investigation of Mn3O4 with stabilized ZrO2 for chemical-looping combustion10.1205/CHERD.05206 ↗
83. Using continuous and pulse experiments to compare two promising nickel-based oxygen carriers for use in chemical-looping technologies10.1016/J.FUEL.2007.08.010 ↗
84. Syngas production on a Ni-enhanced Fe2O3/Al2O3 oxygen carrier via chemical looping partial oxidation with dry reforming of methane10.1016/J.APENERGY.2017.11.018 ↗
85. Improving syngas selectivity of Fe2O3/Al2O3 with yttrium modification in chemical looping methane conversion10.1021/acscatal.9b02730 ↗
86. Cu-impregnated alumina/silica bed materials for chemical looping reforming of biomass gasification gas10.1016/J.FUEL.2016.04.024 ↗
87. Dry reforming over CeO2-promoted Ni/MgO nano-catalyst: effect of Ni loading and CH4/CO2 molar ratio10.1016/J.JIEC.2014.03.043 ↗
88. Characterization and activity test of commercial Ni/Al2O3, Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 and prepared Ni–Cu/Al2O3 catalysts for hydrogen production from methane and methanol fuels10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2012.07.026 ↗
89. Experimental screening of oxygen carrier for a pressurized chemical looping combustion10.1016/J.FUPROC.2021.106860 ↗
90. Enhanced CH4 and CO oxidation over Ce1- xFexO2- hybrid catalysts by tuning the lattice distortion and the state of surface iron species10.1021/acsami.9b05409 ↗
91. Controlled synthesis of α-Fe2O3 hollows from β-FeOOH rods10.1016/J.CPLETT.2019.136623 ↗
92. Hydrotalcite-derived Co/Mg(Al)O as a stable and coke-resistant catalyst for low-temperature carbon dioxide reforming of methane10.1016/J.APCATA.2017.12.022 ↗
93. Hydrogen production from chemical looping reforming of ethanol using Ni/CeO2 nanorod oxygen carrier10.3390/CATAL8070257 ↗
94. A novel oxygen carrier for chemical looping reforming: laNiO3 perovskite supported on montmorillonite10.1016/J.ENERGY.2017.05.030 ↗
95. Solid-solid reaction of CuFe2O4 with C in chemical looping system: a comprehensive study10.1016/J.FUEL.2020.117163 ↗
96. Manganese oxide as catalyst for tar cleaning of biomass-derived gas10.1007/s13399-012-0042-6 ↗
97. Ce-Fe-Zr-O/MgO coated monolithic oxygen carriers for chemical looping reforming of methane to co-produce syngas and H210.1016/J.CEJ.2020.124190 ↗
98. Thermodynamic analysis of the ethanol chemical looping autothermal reforming with CO2 capture10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2015.08.035 ↗
99. Thermodynamic evolution of magnetite oxygen carrier via chemical looping reforming of methane10.1016/J.JNGSE.2020.103704 ↗
100. Hydrogen and syngas co-production by coupling of chemical looping water splitting and glycerol oxidation reforming using Ce–Ni modified Fe-based oxygen carriers10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2021.130299 ↗