Kim reformer

It is a high temperature furnace (as shown in figure 1), filled with steam and/or carbon dioxide gas and maintaining a thermal equilibrium at a temperature just above 1200 °C, in which the reforming reaction is at its thermodynamic equilibrium and carbonaceous substance is reformed with the highest efficiency.

The reduction chamber is heated by super-hot gases (steam and CO2) generated in the syngas burner with oxygen gas.

The reduction chamber must be constructed to withstand, physically and chemically, the reforming reaction at 1200 °C.

The process for producing water gas (C + H2O → CO + H2) has been known since the 19th century and it was later found that it is applicable to all carbonaceous substances.

The oil industry has used the reforming reactions extensively for the cracking process and to generate hydrogen gas.

Fig.1 Schematic diagram of Kim reformer V
Fig.2 Kim temperature