@article {Koo:October 2008:0922-6168:803, author = "Koo, Kyoungmo", author = "Yoon, Jaekyung", author = "Kim, Hakjoo", author = "Yang, Jungil", author = "Joo, Hyunku", title = "Autothermal reforming of methane to syngas for FischerTropsch synthesis with promoted palladium and a fast start-up device", journal = "Research on Chemical Intermediates", volume = "34", year = "October 2008", abstract = "In this study, a Pd catalyst was prepared with promoters such as CeO2, BaO and SrO in a washcoated form on a metallic monolith for autothermal reforming of methane to syngas for the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. A reactor was installed with an electric heater in the form of the metallic monolith as a start-up device instead of a burner with which stable and fast start-ups (within 4 min) were achieved. Gas hourly space velocity and O2/CH4 governed methane conversion, while H2O/CH4 controlled H2/CO ratio. A methane conversion of approx. 96%, H2 + CO selectivity of approx. 85%, and H2/CO of approx. 2.6 were obtained under the conditions of gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) at 103 000 h−1, O2/CH4 = 0.7 and H2O/CH4 = 0.35.", pages = "803-810(8)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/vsp/rci/2008/00000034/F0020008/art00020" doi = "doi:10.1163/156856708786189302" }