Abstract:
A supported catalyst for steam reforming of methane using solar energy and a method for steam reforming of methane using the supported catalyst are provided to allow solar light to reach the inside of a catalyst supporter by using an SiC ceramic foam that is a porous catalyst supporter, and to solve a problem that a temperature gradient increases by improving temperature-increasing efficiency while reaction gas passes through the supporter. A method for steam reforming of methane using solar energy comprises a first step of wash coating a reforming catalyst on a catalyst supporter to prepare a supported catalyst, a second step of charging the prepared supported catalyst into a reactor, and a third step of supplying methane and steam into the reactor to react the methane and steam. The catalyst supporter is a porous SiC ceramic foam of a cylindrical shape. The methane reforming catalyst is a nickel-based catalyst. The reactor is a reactor in which a solar receiver formed in the form of a quartz plate of a curved surface is installed.