Cost-Effective Hydrogen Production Catalysts with Reduced Precious Metal Usage
 

Economical catalysts with reduced precious metal usage

Hydrogen Production Catalyst

Hydrogen production catalysts are essential materials used to produce hydrogen through catalytic reactions, including steam reforming of hydrocarbons such as natural gas and catalytic decomposition of ammonia.

While precious metal catalysts used in the hydrogen production process offer high activity, they have been a major cause of increased manufacturing costs due to the use of expensive precious metals.

Joong-il Materials Inc. has developed a catalyst manufacturing method that reduces precious metal usage, providing a hydrogen production catalyst product line that significantly improves price competitiveness while securing a conversion rate similar to existing commercial catalysts.

In particular, our hydrogen production catalysts demonstrate excellent performance in thermal shock resistance in high-temperature environments, stable temperature maintenance and uniform temperature distribution in the reaction zone, and activity retention and structural stability during long-term operation.

Features

  • Secured price competitiveness through a catalyst manufacturing method with reduced precious metal usage
  • Conversion rate similar to existing commercial catalysts

  • Excellent thermal shock resistance in high-temperature environments

  • Stable temperature maintenance and uniform temperature distribution in the reaction zone

  • Excellent activity retention and structural stability during long-term operation

JRC-RU-01

  • Precious Metal: Ru
  • Shape: Sphere

  • Coating Thickness: ≤ 100μm
  • Composition: Porous Al₂O₃
  • Applicable Fuel: NH₃, CH₄

  • Size: Average Ø 3mm, 5mm, 10mm
  • Features
    * Optimized reaction area and flow characteristics with spherical structure
    * NH₃ conversion rate 99.99%
    * CH₄ conversion rate ≥ 95.00%

JRC-RU-02

  • Precious Metal: Ru
  • Shape: Plate, Cubic, etc.

  • Coating Thickness: ≤ 100μm
  • Composition: Si-Al Ceramic

  • Applicable Fuel: NH₃, CH₄

  • Size: Average ≥ 4 × 4 × 4㎜

  • Features
    * Minimized heat loss · Improved temperature uniformity
    * Excellent durability in high-temperature and thermal shock environments
    * Suitable for high-temperature reforming processes

Catalyst Support

  • Composition: Porous Al₂O₃
  • Size: Average Ø 2.8mm

  • Shape: Sphere

Patent and Certification Status

Patent registration completed for ceramic insulation support, ceramic insulation support reforming catalyst, and hydrogen extractor
PCT application completed (PCT/KR2024/095224, PCT/KR2024/095227)

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