Approach to kinetic modelling for syngas production from heptane and water

In the field of electric generation, the possibility of converting liquid to gaseous fuels is of great importance for more efficient and clean processing. For this reason, a broad kinetic study is being conducted by the authors in order to replicate its results on an industrial scale. This work presents a simple kinetic model developed for the reaction between heptane and water in an experimental reactor maintained at 500°C. The obtained model and experimental results will first be extended by changing the reaction temperature and the reagent ratio, and later through the study of other hydrocarbons (both pure and in a mixture). Such information will also be integrated with that coming from a parallel study by the same authors about the gaseous production from solid biomass.