Nickel-based catalyst platform for primary, secondary, heat-exchange and pre-reforming duty across ammonia, methanol and hydrogen production trains.
Sinotech's reforming catalyst platform is positioned around nickel-based steam reforming for ammonia, methanol, hydrogen and syngas production. The line spans primary low steam-to-carbon catalysts, heat-exchange reformer catalysts, secondary-reforming and thermal-protection catalysts, and hydrocarbon pre-reforming catalysts — evaluated together against tube-wall temperature, steam/carbon ratio, feedstock type and reformer furnace design.
Sintered nickel-alumina reforming catalyst with rare-earth promoter, sized for upper- or full-tube loading in primary steam reformers under low steam/carbon operation.
Sintered nickel-alumina reforming catalyst for the lower half of primary reformer tubes processing natural gas and oilfield gas, also suited to full-tube loading.
Nickel-alumina catalyst with rare-earth promoter engineered for heat-exchange-type reformers in ammonia plants, available as a four-hole cylinder or grooved double-arc pellet.
High-temperature thermal-protection material for the top of secondary reformers, paired with SRF-280 to absorb gas-flow impact and severe thermal shock up to 1500°C.
Bonded nickel-alumina catalyst for secondary reforming of hydrocarbon and light-oil feedstocks, including coke-oven-gas oxygen and oxygen-enriched reforming.
Bonded pre-reforming catalyst that converts higher hydrocarbons into methane-rich gas ahead of the primary reformer, suited to naphtha, LPG, light hydrocarbons and refinery gas.
| Area | Technical Control Focus | Industrial Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Activity | CH4 conversion / dry-gas methane slip | Determines reformer outlet gas quality and downstream load |
| Mechanical Strength | Radial crush strength, low-strength particle ratio | Supports tube-loading integrity and pressure-drop stability |
| Thermal Resistance | Continuous and peak-temperature tolerance, sintering resistance | Protects against hot-band formation and tube-wall stress |
| Steam/Carbon Flexibility | Low S/C operation capability | Supports energy-saving reformer operation |
Each model in the family, set out by process duty, application and role. Full technical datasheets are available on request.
SRF-202 is a sintered, energy-saving hydrocarbon steam reforming catalyst built on a nickel-alumina base with a rare-earth promoter. It is supplied in five pellet geometries — Raschig ring, five-rib wheel, six-hole planar, double-surface and four-hole lobed — so tube loading can be matched to furnace design and pressure-drop targets. The standard duty is the upper half of primary reformer tubes under low steam/carbon operation, though full-tube loading is also supported.
SRF-204 is a sintered nickel-alumina reforming catalyst for primary steam reformers running on methane-based feedstocks such as natural gas and oilfield gas. It is normally installed in the lower half of primary reformer tubes in ammonia plants, with multi-hole planar and double-surface pellet options, and can also be used across the full tube where furnace design calls for it.
SRF-240 is a nickel-alumina catalyst with a rare-earth promoter, purpose-built for heat-exchange-type reformers. It is offered as a four-hole cylinder pellet or a four-hole grooved double-arc cylinder, giving plants a choice between the two geometries based on bed pressure-drop and mechanical-strength requirements.
SRF-262 is a high-temperature thermal-protection material built on an alumina support with nickel as the active component. Installed above SRF-280 at the top of secondary reformers, it is engineered to withstand the gas-flow impact and severe thermal shock unique to that position, with continuous-duty resistance well beyond normal reformer outlet temperatures.
SRF-280 is a bonded nickel-alumina catalyst for secondary reforming of methane-based hydrocarbons, light-oil feedstocks, and coke oven gas under pure-oxygen or oxygen-enriched conditions. It is supplied as a ring or four-hole double-arc pellet and is rated for long-term operation at high outlet temperature with stable structure and strength.
SRF-150 is a bonded pre-reforming catalyst combining nickel as the active component with alkaline-oxide and rare-earth promoters. It converts higher hydrocarbons — naphtha, LPG, light hydrocarbons or refinery gas, used singly or blended with natural gas — into methane-rich gas in a fixed-bed pre-reformer ahead of the primary reforming stage.
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