One approach to using hydrocarbon fuels in a fuel cell is to “reform” the hydrocarbon to obtain hydrogen, which is then fed to the fuel cell. As a part of the analysis of such a procedure, consider the reforming section
a. Determine the equilibrium constant for this reaction at a temperature of 800 K.
b. One kilo mole each of methane and water are fed to a catalytic reformer. A mixture of CH4, H2O, H2, and CO exits in chemical equilibrium at 800 K, 100 kPa; determine the equilibrium composition of this mixture.