Steam Reforming is the reaction process of methane or other higher hydrocarbons with steam to form hydrogen and carbon oxides in which methane from natural gas is heated to about 760°C, with steam, usually with a catalyst. The Steam Methane Reformer is widely used in industry to make hydrogen, and more interested in the development of much smaller units based on similar technology to produce hydrogen as a feedstock for fuel cells. Most industrial catalysts are based on using nickel as the catalytic component, although platinum group metals.
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