Effect of repairing refractory material of main reactor in steam reforming system

Kijima, Jun; Koyama, Hayato; Owada, Mitsuhiro ; Hagiwara, Masayoshi ; Aoyagi, Yoshitaka

Steam reforming system has been developed for the treatment of organic wastes which are not suitable materials (halogenated oil) for the incineration due to generation of corrosive compounds and plugging materials. The refractory material is cast inside the main reactor, which is a part of the steam reforming system. Since the surface of this refractory material has deteriorated over time, the main reactor was replaced. If the refractory material surface of the used main reactor can be repaired, the used main reactor can be reused as a spare. The refractory material surface was repaired using two types of repair materials ("S" and "P"). Combustion tests were conducted on samples simulating organic wastes to evaluate each repair material. As a result of the combustion test, it was concluded that the repair of the main reactor was possible to use the repair material "P" because no cracks or flakes were observed.