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WO2016181943A1
WO2016181943A1 PCT/JP2016/063787 JP2016063787W WO2016181943A1 WO 2016181943 A1 WO2016181943 A1 WO 2016181943A1 JP 2016063787 W JP2016063787 W JP 2016063787W WO 2016181943 A1 WO2016181943 A1 WO 2016181943A1
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  • the present invention relates to a fuel reforming system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a fuel reforming system that can improve the octane number of fuel by reforming fuel mainly composed of hydrocarbons.
  • alcohol-containing fuels in which alcohol such as ethanol is mixed in advance with gasoline are widely used as fuels with high octane number in some areas.
  • development of technology for separating alcohol-containing fuel supplied from the outside into a fuel with a high gasoline concentration and a fuel with a high alcohol concentration on a vehicle is underway.
  • fuel properties such as octane number and calorific value between gasoline and alcohol.
  • gasoline and alcohol are separated on the vehicle rather than using the alcohol-containing fuel supplied from the outside as it is. This is because it is preferable to properly use alcohol and alcohol.
  • separation according to engine requirements is not easy.
  • a synthesis method has been proposed in which hydrocarbons are converted into alcohols using a carbon radical generating catalyst such as N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). If this synthesis method can be used on a vehicle, it is considered that hydrocarbons contained in gasoline can be converted into alcohol having a high octane number and high octane fuel can be supplied to the engine according to engine requirements.
  • NHPI N-hydroxyphthalimide
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a fuel reforming system that can convert gasoline mainly composed of hydrocarbons into high octane fuel on a vehicle.
  • a fuel reforming system of the present invention (for example, a fuel reforming system 1 described later) is a high octane fuel obtained by reforming a fuel mainly composed of hydrocarbons (for example, gasoline described later) using air.
  • a reformer for example, a reformer 15 to be described later
  • a reforming catalyst for example, a reforming catalyst 152 to be described later
  • a mixer for example, a mixer 14 to be described later
  • a condenser (for example, a condenser 16 to be described later) that separates into a phase and a gas phase.
  • the reforming catalyst includes a main catalyst that extracts a hydrogen atom from a hydrocarbon in the fuel to generate an alkyl radical; an alkyl hydroperoxide generated from the alkyl radical is reduced to generate an alcohol; and the alcohol is converted to the alkyl radical. And a co-catalyst that reacts with the catalyst to produce a ketone.
  • a fuel mainly composed of hydrocarbon and air are mixed and supplied to the reformer, and the fuel is reformed using air.
  • a main catalyst for extracting hydrogen atoms from hydrocarbons in the fuel to produce alkyl radicals, and alkyl hydroperoxides produced from the alkyl radicals are reduced to produce alcohols, and the alcohols are reacted with the alkyl radicals to form ketones.
  • a reforming catalyst including a cocatalyst for generating the catalyst is provided in the reformer.
  • the fuel mainly composed of hydrocarbons such as gasoline can be reformed and converted into a high octane fuel containing ketone, the octane number of the fuel can be improved.
  • the system configuration is simple and can be mounted on a vehicle, and high octane fuel containing ketone can be supplied to the engine on the vehicle according to the demand of the engine. Therefore, according to the invention of (1), even in an engine with an increased compression ratio, high thermal efficiency can be obtained while knocking is suppressed.
  • the main catalyst is preferably an N-hydroxyimide group-containing compound.
  • an N-hydroxyimide group-containing compound is used as the main catalyst.
  • the promoter is preferably a transition metal compound.
  • a transition metal compound is used as a promoter.
  • generated from the alkyl radical produced by extraction of the hydrogen atom by a main catalyst can be more reliably reduced and converted into alcohol, and a ketone can be produced
  • the promoter is preferably a compound selected from the group consisting of a cobalt compound, a manganese compound and a copper compound.
  • a compound selected from the group consisting of a cobalt compound, a manganese compound and a copper compound is used as a promoter.
  • a fuel reforming system includes a fuel tank (for example, a fuel tank 12 described later) for storing fuel before reforming, and an unreformed fuel stored in the fuel tank for an internal combustion engine (
  • a fuel supply means for example, a fuel supply unit 17 described later
  • a gas phase separated by the condenser is supplied to the intake port.
  • Phase supply means for example, a gas phase supply unit 20 described later
  • a reformed fuel tank for example, a reformed fuel tank 18 described later
  • reformed fuel supply means for example, a reformed fuel supply unit 19 described later
  • the fuel before reforming stored in the fuel tank is supplied into the cylinder or the intake port of the internal combustion engine, while the gas phase separated by the condenser is supplied into the intake port. Then, the reformed fuel in the condensed phase stored in the reformed fuel tank is supplied into the cylinder or the intake port.
  • high octane fuel containing ketone can be supplied on the vehicle according to the demand of the engine, so that high thermal efficiency can be obtained while suppressing knocking.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a fuel reforming system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the fuel reforming system 1 of the present embodiment is mounted on a vehicle (not shown), and reforms hydrocarbons contained in the fuel into a high-octane fuel containing ketone according to the requirements of the engine (not shown) on the vehicle. To supply.
  • gasoline is used as the fuel and air is used as the oxidant.
  • the fuel reforming system 1 of the present embodiment reforms gasoline using an oxidation reaction by oxygen in the air, for example, under conditions that are milder at a lower temperature than reforming using a decomposition reaction or the like. Therefore, the system configuration can be simplified and the system is suitable for on-demand operation on a vehicle.
  • the fuel reforming system 1 includes an air introduction unit 11, a fuel tank 12, a fuel introduction unit 13, a mixer 14, a reformer 15, and a condenser 16.
  • the air introduction unit 11 is provided upstream of the mixer 14 described later, and introduces air as an oxidant into the mixer 14.
  • the air introduction unit 11 includes an air filter 111, an air pump 112, an air flow meter 113, and an air valve 114 in order from the upstream side of the air introduction pipe 110.
  • the air introduction unit 11 takes in air from the outside air via the air filter 111 by driving the air pump 112.
  • the air introduction unit 11 opens the air valve 114 to introduce the taken-in air into the mixer 14.
  • the amount of air introduced into the mixer 14 is adjusted based on the air flow rate detected by the air flow meter 113 by an electronic control unit (hereinafter referred to as “ECU”) (not shown). It is controlled by doing.
  • ECU electronice control unit
  • the fuel tank 12 stores gasoline mainly containing hydrocarbons as fuel. That is, the fuel tank 12 is a fuel tank provided in a normal vehicle, and stores gasoline before reforming.
  • the fuel supply unit 17 includes a fuel pump 171, a fuel supply pipe 172, and an injector (not shown).
  • the fuel supply unit 17 drives the fuel pump 171 to supply gasoline stored in the fuel tank 12 into a cylinder or an intake port of an engine (not shown) via the fuel supply pipe 172 and the injector.
  • the gasoline supply amount is controlled by adjusting the injection amount of the injector by the ECU.
  • the fuel introduction unit 13 is provided upstream of a mixer 14 described later, and introduces fuel gasoline into the mixer 14.
  • the fuel introduction unit 13 includes a reforming pump 131, a fuel flow meter 132, and a fuel valve 133 in order from the upstream side of the fuel introduction pipe 130.
  • the fuel introduction unit 13 drives the reforming pump 131 and opens the fuel valve 133 to introduce the gasoline stored in the fuel tank 12 into the mixer 14.
  • the amount of gasoline introduced into the mixer 14 is controlled by adjusting the opening of the fuel valve 133 by the ECU based on the fuel flow rate detected by the fuel flow meter 132.
  • the mixer 14 is provided upstream of the reformer 15 to be described later, and mixes fuel gasoline and air and supplies the mixture into the reformer 15.
  • the mixer 14 has a configuration capable of uniformly mixing the air introduced by the air introduction unit 11 and the liquid gasoline introduced by the fuel introduction unit 13.
  • the mixer 14 may be configured to generate small air bubbles by forming a connection portion between the air introduction pipe 110 and the mixer 14 in a small hole.
  • the mixer 14 may be comprised so that a vortex may be generated with the strong flow of air.
  • the mixer 14 includes a heater (not shown), and generates a mixture of gasoline and air by mixing gasoline and air while raising the temperature to a predetermined temperature.
  • the reformer 15 reforms the hydrocarbon, which is the main component of gasoline in the gas mixture supplied from the mixer 14, using the air in the gas mixture to produce a high octane fuel containing ketone.
  • the reformer 15 may be either a flow reactor or a complete mixing reactor.
  • the flow reactor is a mixture of gasoline and air introduced from the mixer 14 while being swept away like a piston without being mixed with the mixture supplied before and after the mixture in the reactor. It means a reactor that is reformed and flows out. Therefore, in the flow reactor, the composition of the fluid flowing out from the reactor and the composition of the fluid inside the reactor are different, and the variation in the residence time of the air-fuel mixture in the reactor is small.
  • the complete mixing reactor means a reactor in which a mixture of gasoline and air introduced from the mixer 14 is uniformly mixed with a reactant in the reformer and reformed. Therefore, in the complete mixing reactor, the composition of the fluid flowing out from the reactor and the composition of the fluid inside the reactor are the same, and the residence time inside the reactor of the mixer has a large variation.
  • the reformer 15 is provided with a temperature sensor (not shown) and a cooling unit 153 for cooling the interior of the reformer 15.
  • the cooling unit 153 is controlled by the ECU based on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor, and cools the reformer 15 by supplying engine coolant (not shown) to the reformer 15.
  • the engine cooling water temperature is preferably 70 ° C to 100 ° C. If the temperature of the engine cooling water is less than 70 ° C., the reforming reaction rate is small, and if it exceeds 100 ° C., it becomes difficult to use the engine cooling water.
  • the cooling unit 153 cools the reformer 15 with engine cooling water when the reforming reaction proceeds and the temperature in the reformer 15 is high, but at the initial stage of the reforming reaction, the reformer 15 When the temperature in 15 is low, the reformer 15 is warmed with engine cooling water.
  • the reformer 15 reforms hydrocarbons mainly contained in gasoline using air as an oxidant to generate alcohol and react the alcohol with an alkyl radical to generate ketone.
  • a reforming catalyst 152 is provided.
  • the reformer 15 includes a cylindrical casing 151 and a solid reforming catalyst 152 filled in the casing 151.
  • the solid reforming catalyst 152 includes a small spherical porous carrier, and a main catalyst and a promoter supported on the surface of the porous carrier.
  • the main catalyst and the cocatalyst are supported on the surface of a small spherical porous support in a uniformly mixed state.
  • the reforming catalyst 152 of the present embodiment has a small spherical porous carrier, which increases the surface area of the main catalyst and the promoter supported on the surface of the reforming catalyst 152. The contact area increases.
  • the small spherical porous carrier for example, silica beads, alumina beads, silica alumina beads and the like are used. Of these, silica beads are preferably used.
  • the particle size of the porous carrier is preferably 3 ⁇ m to 500 ⁇ m.
  • the main catalyst has the ability to extract hydrogen atoms from hydrocarbons in gasoline to generate alkyl radicals.
  • an N-hydroxyimide group-containing compound having an N-hydroxyimide group is used as the main catalyst.
  • N-hydroxyphthalimide hereinafter referred to as “NHPI”
  • NHPI derivative is preferably used.
  • the cocatalyst has an ability to reduce an alkyl hydroperoxide generated from an alkyl radical to generate an alcohol and to react the alcohol with an alkyl radical to generate a ketone.
  • a transition metal compound is used as the promoter.
  • a compound selected from the group consisting of a cobalt compound, a manganese compound, and a copper compound is preferably used.
  • Cobalt acetate (II) or the like is used as the cobalt compound
  • manganese (II) acetate or the like is used as the manganese compound
  • copper (I) chloride or the like is used as the copper compound.
  • a conventionally known impregnation method or the like is employed as a method for supporting the main catalyst and the cocatalyst on the porous carrier. For example, after preparing a slurry containing a main catalyst and a promoter in a predetermined mixing ratio, a small spherical porous carrier is immersed in the prepared slurry. Next, the porous carrier is pulled up from the slurry to remove excess slurry adhering to the surface of the porous carrier, and then dried under predetermined conditions. Thereby, the reforming catalyst 152 in which the main catalyst and the promoter are uniformly supported on the surface of the porous carrier is obtained.
  • the reforming reaction of the present embodiment is initiated by a hydrogen abstraction reaction in which hydrogen atoms are extracted from hydrocarbons in gasoline to generate alkyl radicals.
  • This hydrogen abstraction reaction proceeds by the action of the main catalyst, radicals, oxygen molecules and the like.
  • RH represents a hydrocarbon
  • R. represents an alkyl radical.
  • reaction formula (2) the alkyl radical generated by the hydrogen abstraction reaction is combined with oxygen molecules to generate an alkyl peroxy radical.
  • Reaction formula (2) [In Reaction Formula (2), O 2 represents an oxygen molecule, and ROO ⁇ represents an alkyl peroxy radical. ]
  • reaction formula (3) the alkyl peroxy radical generated by the reaction formula (2) pulls out hydrogen atoms from hydrocarbons contained in gasoline to generate an alkyl hydroperoxide.
  • reaction formula (3) ROO ⁇ + RH ⁇ ROOH + R ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ Reaction formula (3)
  • ROOH represents alkyl hydroperoxide.
  • hydrocarbons mainly contained in gasoline are oxidized and reformed and converted to alcohol. More specifically, since hydrocarbons contained in gasoline are hydrocarbons having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, these hydrocarbons are converted into alcohols having 4 to 10 carbon atoms. Of the alcohol ROH generated as described above, the majority is secondary alcohol R—CHOH—R ′.
  • gasoline can be reformed into a high octane fuel containing ketone, and the octane number of the fuel can be improved.
  • the condenser 16 is provided downstream of the reformer 15 and separates the generated gas generated by the reformer 15 into a condensed phase mainly composed of reformed fuel and a gas phase.
  • the condenser 16 has a heat exchanger (not shown) inside, and by cooling the product gas flowing out from the outlet of the reformer 15, it is converted into a condensed phase mainly composed of reformed fuel and a gas phase.
  • the condensed phase contains by-product water and the like in addition to the reformed fuel of high octane fuel containing ketone, and the gas phase contains nitrogen, oxygen, and other by-product gas components. It is.
  • the reformed fuel tank 18 stores the reformed fuel in the condensed phase separated by the condenser 16.
  • the reformed fuel tank 18 functions as a buffer tank that temporarily stores the reformed fuel of high octane fuel containing ketone generated by reforming gasoline by the reformer 15.
  • the reformed fuel supply unit 19 supplies the reformed fuel of high octane fuel containing the ketone stored in the reformed fuel tank 18 into the engine cylinder or the intake port.
  • the reformed fuel supply unit 19 includes a reformed fuel pump 191, a reformed fuel supply pipe 192, and an injector (not shown).
  • the reformed fuel supply unit 19 drives the reformed fuel pump 191 to reform the high-octane fuel containing ketone stored in the reformed fuel tank 18 through the reformed fuel supply pipe 192 and the injector.
  • Fuel is supplied into an intake port of an engine (not shown).
  • the alcohol supply amount is controlled by adjusting the injection amount of the injector by the ECU.
  • the vapor phase supply unit 20 supplies the vapor phase separated by the condenser 16 into the intake port of the engine.
  • the gas phase supply unit 20 includes a gas phase supply pipe 201 connected to the intake port of the engine.
  • the gas phase separated by the condenser 16 is supplied into the intake port of the engine via the gas phase supply pipe 201.
  • the fuel reforming system 1 of the present embodiment having the above configuration is controlled by the ECU and operates as follows. First, when it is determined that gasoline reform is required according to the operating state of the engine, it is determined whether or not the temperature of the engine cooling water is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. Immediately after the engine is started, when the temperature of the engine cooling water is lower than the predetermined temperature, the reformed fuel of the high octane fuel containing the ketone stored in the reformed fuel tank 18 at the previous reforming is supplied to the engine by the reformed fuel pump 191. Supply in the intake port.
  • the fuel valve 133 and the air valve 114 are opened.
  • the reforming pump 131 pumps gasoline from the fuel tank 12 and introduces it into the mixer 14.
  • air that has passed through the air filter 111 is introduced into the mixer 14 by the air pump 112.
  • the gasoline flow rate and the air flow rate meter 113 monitored by the fuel flow rate meter 132 are set so as to obtain a desired proper gasoline flow rate / air flow rate ratio and to obtain a desired proper reforming reaction time.
  • Feedback control of the opening degree of the fuel valve 133 and the air valve 114 is performed on the basis of the air flow rate monitored in (1). Thereby, the gasoline flow rate and the air flow rate are controlled.
  • the gasoline and air introduced into the mixer 14 are uniformly mixed while being heated to a predetermined temperature to obtain an air-fuel mixture, and then supplied into the reformer 15.
  • the hydrocarbons, which are the main components of gasoline in the air-fuel mixture supplied into the reformer 15, contain ketones as the above reaction formulas (1) to (8) proceed by the action of the reforming catalyst 152. Converted to high octane fuel.
  • supply of engine cooling water is controlled based on the temperature monitored by the temperature sensor. Thereby, the temperature in the reformer 15 is maintained at a desired appropriate temperature.
  • the product gas generated in the reformer 15 is cooled by a heat exchanger in the condenser 16 to be separated into a condensed phase and a gas phase.
  • the separated condensed phase mainly contains high-octane reformed fuel containing ketone, and the reformed fuel is introduced into the reformed fuel tank 18 and stored.
  • the reformed fuel in the reformed fuel tank 18 is supplied into the intake port of the engine by the reformed fuel pump 191.
  • the separated gas phase is introduced into the intake port of the engine and is used for combustion in the cylinder of the engine.
  • the air pump 112 is stopped and the air valve is closed to supply the air into the mixer 14. Stop.
  • the reforming pump 131 is stopped, the fuel valve 133 is closed, and the supply of gasoline into the mixer 14 is stopped. This avoids a situation in which the reforming reaction proceeds due to oxygen remaining in the reformer 15 while the system is stopped.
  • the octane number RON of the high octane fuel containing the ketone obtained by the fuel reforming system 1 of the present embodiment is estimated by, for example, igniting the fuel with a commercially available spray ignition test apparatus and measuring the ignition delay time at this time. Is possible. That is, since the high-octane fuel has a higher boiling point as the octane number increases, the octane number can be estimated based on the ignition delay time.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a spray ignition test apparatus (“FIA-100” manufactured by Fuel Tech).
  • the spray ignition test device 90 is a constant volume combustor 92 having a fuel injection device 91.
  • the spray ignition test device 90 includes a nozzle 93 connected to the fuel injection device 91, a combustion chamber 94, a heater 95 attached to the outer wall of the combustion chamber, a cooling water pipe 96, an intake pipe 97, an exhaust pipe 98, Pressure sensor 99.
  • this spray ignition test apparatus 90 first, the combustion chamber 94 is heated by the heater 95, and the inside of the combustion chamber 94 is set to a predetermined temperature. Next, in this state, air is sucked from the intake pipe 97 and the fuel injection device 91 is driven at a predetermined pressure to inject fuel from the nozzle 93 into the combustion chamber. The pressure in the combustion chamber at this time is detected by the pressure sensor 99, and the ignition delay time is calculated based on the time from injection to a predetermined pressure increase.
  • test conditions of the spray ignition test apparatus 90 are as follows, for example.
  • measurement is performed at least 10 times for each fuel, and the ignition delay time is defined as, for example, the time from injection to a pressure increase of 0.2 MPa.
  • Temperature 500 ° C Pressure: 4MPa Injection pressure: 100 MPa Injection time: 10ms
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the octane number RON and the ignition delay time.
  • FIG. 3 shows a calibration curve obtained by carrying out the measurement by the spray ignition test apparatus 90 in accordance with the test conditions described above for a fuel having a known octane number.
  • the horizontal axis represents the octane number RON
  • the vertical axis represents the ignition delay time.
  • the octane number when the octane number RON increases, the ignition delay time increases, and it is found that there is a correlation between both.
  • the octane number can be estimated.
  • a gasoline surrogate (63% by volume of isooctane with RON of 100, 17% by volume of heptane with RON of 0, and 20% by volume of toluene) is used as the reference fuel for the octane number RON.
  • RON is 100 when heptane is completely substituted with the ketone 2-heptanone (isooctane, 2-heptanone and toluene).
  • the RON of 2-heptanone can be obtained, and a fuel with a known octane number can be obtained.
  • the calibration curve shown in FIG. 3 can be obtained by measuring the ignition delay time of the fuel having the known octane number.
  • a mixer 14 that mixes gasoline mainly composed of hydrocarbon and air and supplies the mixture to the reformer 15; and gasoline using the air
  • a reformer 15 for reforming to produce a high octane fuel and a condenser 16 for separating the product gas produced by the reformer 15 into a condensed phase and a gas phase are provided.
  • the reformer 15 is provided with a reforming catalyst 152 configured to include a cocatalyst for generating the catalyst.
  • a reforming catalyst 152 configured to include a cocatalyst for generating the catalyst.
  • an N-hydroxyimide group-containing compound was used as the main catalyst. Therefore, since a hydrogen atom can be more reliably extracted from the hydrocarbon in gasoline, the hydrocarbon can be more reliably converted into alcohol, and a ketone can be generated from the alcohol. Therefore, the effect of the invention of the above (1) is more reliably exhibited.
  • a transition metal compound was used as a promoter.
  • generated from the alkyl radical produced by extraction of the hydrogen atom by a main catalyst can be more reliably reduced and converted into alcohol, and a ketone can be produced
  • a compound selected from the group consisting of a cobalt compound, a manganese compound, and a copper compound was used as a promoter.
  • generated from the alkyl radical produced by extraction of the hydrogen atom by a main catalyst can be reduced
  • the unreformed gasoline stored in the fuel tank 12 is supplied into the engine cylinder or the intake port, while the gas phase separated by the condenser 16 is supplied into the intake port.
  • the reformed fuel alcohol stored in the reformed fuel tank 18 was supplied into the cylinder or the intake port.
  • gasoline is used as a fuel, it is not limited to this.
  • alcohol-containing gasoline containing alcohol such as ethanol
  • the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

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L'invention concerne un système de reformage de carburant , lequel système est apte à convertir de l'essence ayant des hydrocarbures comme composant principal de cette dernière en un carburant à indice d'octane élevé tandis que cette dernière se trouve dans un véhicule. Le système de reformage de carburant (1) comporte : un reformeur (15) comportant un catalyseur de reformage (152) pour produire un carburant à indice d'octane élevé par reformage d'essence ayant des hydrocarbures comme composant principal de cette dernière à l'aide d'air ; un mélangeur (14) pour mélanger l'essence et l'air l'un à l'autre et les fournir au reformeur (15) ; et un condenseur (16) pour séparer le gaz produit, qui est produit par le reformeur (15), en une phase gazeuse et une phase condensée qui a le carburant reformé comme composant principal de cette dernière. Le système de reformage de carburant (1) est caractérisé en ce que le catalyseur de reformage (152) est conçu de façon à comprendre : un catalyseur principal pour la production de radicaux alkyle par retrait des atomes d'hydrogène à partir des hydrocarbures dans l'essence ; et un activateur pour produire de l'alcool par réduction de l'hydroperoxyde d'alkyle qui est produit à partir de la production des radicaux alkyle, et produire une cétone par réaction de l'alcool avec les radicaux alkyle.
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