Hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming over Rh/CeO2 catalyst

Hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming over an Rh/CeO₂ catalyst was investigated with a stoichiometric feed composition. Ethanol was entirely converted to hydrogen and C₁ products (CO, CO₂, CH₄) at 400 °C due to the remarkable C–C bond cleavage capacity of Rh species. The Rh/CeO₂ catalyst exhibited stable activity and selectivity without the obvious deactivation during 70 h on stream test. Structural analysis of the aged catalysts indicated that the strong interaction between Rh and ceria support efficiently inhibited Rh particles sintering (stable at around 2 nm) and coke formation to guarantee catalyst stability.     

Ni-Fe/Al_2O_3催化剂催化乙醇水蒸气重整制氢研究

利用浸渍法制备了不同组成的Ni-Fe/Al2O3催化剂,对催化剂进行了X射线衍射(XRD)表征。以乙醇水蒸气重整(SRE)反应为探针,采用固定床反应器考察了催化剂组成、反应温度对活性和选择性的影响。实验结果表明,Ni-Fe/Al2O3较Ni,Fe单独担载的Ni/Al2O3,Fe/Al2O3选择性高,低温活性好,Ni是主要活性组分,Ni,Fe配比影响活性和选择性,其中Ni10Fe5性能最佳。400℃时,乙醇转化率可达100%,H2,CO和CO2选择性分别55.4%,0.86%和82.18%;450℃时,乙醇转化率为100%,H2,CO和CO2选择性分别67.18%,4.30%和91.01%,且反应温度影响SRE反应系统中各相关反应在系统中的权重。     

Co/ZrO2催化乙醇水蒸汽重整制氢反应的研究

采用浸渍-热分解-氢还原法制备Co/ZrO2催化剂,并用XRD、BET比表面、TPR、差热-热重等测试分析手段对该催化剂进行表征。采用固定床反应器考察了催化剂对乙醇水蒸汽重整制氢反应的催化性能。结果表明:700℃焙烧的ZrO2以单斜和四方相形式共存,负载Co后观察不到有四方相。3%Co/ZrO2催化剂对乙醇水蒸汽重整制氢反应表现出较高的活性。在500℃、水醇比为3∶1时,乙醇的转化率达到76.6%,H2的产率和选择性为0.57mol/mol和81.8%。反应温度升高,提高了乙醇的转化率和H2产率,同时也促进了催化剂表面的积炭。     

乙醇水蒸气重整制氢反应机理的研究进展

总结了乙醇水蒸气重整反应研究中给出的有关反应中间体存在的实验证据,就文献中有关机理的讨论作了较为详细的介绍,综述了乙醇水蒸气重整制氢过程中可能存在的反应路径。指出催化剂的组成、晶格结构、表面酸碱性、氧化还原性等因素对催化反应机理有显著影响,原料水醇比、温度、压力等反应工艺条件也会影响反应产物的选择性和平衡浓度。指出量化计算催化剂表面性质和晶格结构参数,深入研究催化反应机理,是乙醇水蒸气重整制氢的研究趋势。     

Kinetics of steam reforming over a Ni/alumina catalyst

Steam reforming of methane over a commercially available, nickel/alumina catalyst was experimentally studied. The reactor employed for the study was made of 7 mm i.d. quartz tube and catalyst particles were 0.84-1 mm in size. The amount of catalyst charge in the reactor was around 0.3 gram. Experiments were carried out varying the steam to methane ratio in the feed gas from 1 to 10 and reaction temperature from 823 to 1073 K. Nitrogen gas was used to control partial pressure of methane and steam. Using Marquardt method reaction rate derived from the experiments was fitted to $$reaction rate = 1,527 exp( - 14,820/RT) P^{1.014} _{CH_4 } P^{ - 0.9577} _{H_2 0} $$ Thus reaction order was close to one for methane and close to minus one for steam, respectively.     

H2 production through steam reforming of ethanol over Pt/ZrO2, Pt/CeO2 and Pt/CeZrO2 catalysts

The effect of the support nature and metal dispersion on the performance of Pt catalysts during steam reforming of ethanol was studied. H₂ and CO production was facilitated over Pt/CeO₂ and Pt/CeZrO₂, whereas the acetaldehyde and ethene formation was favored on Pt/ZrO₂. According to the reaction mechanism, determined by temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) analysis, some reaction pathways are favored depending on the support nature, which can explain the differences observed on the resulting product distribution.     

Catalyst deactivation and regeneration in low temperature ethanol steam reforming with Rh/CeO2–ZrO2 catalysts

Rh/CeO₂–ZrO₂ catalysts with various CeO₂/ZrO₂ ratios have been applied to H₂ production from ethanol steam reforming at low temperatures. The catalysts all deactivated with time on stream (TOS) at 350 °C. The addition of 0.5% K has a beneficial effect on catalyst stability, while 5% K has a negative effect on catalytic activity. The catalyst could be regenerated considerably even at ambient temperature and could recover its initial activity after regeneration above 200 °C with 1% O₂. The results are most consistent with catalyst deactivation due to carbonaceous deposition on the catalyst.     

Steam reforming of ethanol over Pt/ceria with co-fed hydrogen

Metal/ceria catalysts are receiving great interest for reactions involving steam conversion, including CO for low-temperature water–gas shift, and the conversion of chemical carriers of hydrogen, among them methanol, and ethanol. The mechanism by which ROH model reagents are activated on the surface of the Pt/partially reduced ceria catalyst was explored using a combination of reaction testing and infrared spectroscopy. In this particular investigation, the activation and turnover of ethanol were explored and compared with previous investigations of methanol steam reforming and low-temperature water–gas shift under H₂-rich conditions, where the surface of ceria is in a partially reduced state. Under these conditions, activation of ethanol was found to proceed by dissociative adsorption at reduced defect sites on ceria (i.e., Ce surface atoms in the Ce³⁺ oxidation state), yielding an adsorbed type II ethoxy species and an adsorbed H species, the latter identified to be a type II bridging OH group. In the presence of steam, the ethoxy species rapidly undergoes molecular transformation to an adsorbed acetate intermediate by oxidative dehydrogenation. This is analogous to the conversion of type II methoxy species to formate observed in previous investigations of methanol steam reforming. In addition, although formate then decomposes in steam to CO₂ and H₂ during methanol steam reforming, in an analogous pathway for ethanol steam reforming, the acetate intermediate decomposes in steam to CO₂ and CH₄. Therefore, further H₂ production requires energy-intensive activation of CH₄, which is not required for methanol conversion over Pt/ceria.     

Ethanol steam reforming over Co-based catalysts: Role of oxygen mobility

The effect of oxygen mobility on the bio-ethanol steam reforming of ZrO₂- and CeO₂-supported cobalt catalysts was investigated. The supported catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation (IWI) and characterized through N₂ physisorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, temperature programmed oxidation, laser Raman spectroscopy, diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy, O₂ pulse chemisorption, isotopic labeling, and transmission electron microscopy techniques at various life stages of the catalyst. The results indicated that the catalyst deactivation was due mostly to deposition of various types of carbon on the surface although cobalt sintering could also be contributing to the deactivation. The addition of ceria was found to improve the catalytic stability as well as activity, primarily due to the higher oxygen mobility of ceria.     

Ethanol steam reforming over Ni/ZSM-5 nanosheet for hydrogen production

Compared to reforming reactions using hydrocarbons, ethanol steam reforming（ESR） is a sustainable alternative for hydrogen（H2） production since ethanol can be produced sustainably using biomass. This work explores the catalyst design strategies for preparing the Ni supported on ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts to promote ESR. Specifically, two-dimensional ZSM-5 nanosheet and conventional ZSM-5 crystal were used as the catalyst carriers and two synthesis strategies, i.e., in situ encapsulation and wet impregnation method,were employed to prepare the catalysts. Based on the comparative characterization of the catalysts and comparative catalytic assessments, it was found that the combination of the in situ encapsulation synthesis and the ZSM-5 nanosheet carrier was the effective strategy to develop catalysts for promoting H₂ production via ESR due to the improved mass transfer（through the 2-D structure of ZSM-5 nanosheet） and formation of confined small Ni nanoparticles（resulted via the in situ encapsulation synthesis）. In addition,the resulting ZSM-5 nanosheet supported Ni catalyst also showed high Ni dispersion and high accessibility to Ni sites by the reactants, being able to improve the activity and stability of catalysts and suppress metal sintering and coking during ESR at high reaction temperatures. Thus, the Ni supported on ZSM-5 nanosheet catalyst prepared by encapsulation showed the stable performance with ～88% ethanol conversion and ～65%H₂ yield achieved during a 48-h longevity test at 550°C.     

A study of the deactivation of low loading Ni/Al2O3 steam reforming catalyst by tetrahydrothiophene

The steam reforming (SR) of ethanol/phenol mixture (168 g_TOT/N m³, ethanol:phenol 2:1 mol, GHSV = 54,000 h^− 1), assumed as a model for tar mixtures, has been studied over a 5% Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst (155 m²/g), in the presence and in the absence of 210 ppm tetrahydrothiophene (THT) as a sulphur containing contaminant. The sulphidation of the catalyst by THT has been studied by IR spectroscopy. Infrared spectra of CO adsorbed at low temperature over the oxidized, the reduced and the sulphurized catalyst have also been recorded. The catalyst acts as a bifunctional one, with the behaviour attributed to the uncovered support (alumina modified by nickel ions) at 773 K (dehydration of ethanol to ethylene, dehydrogenation to acetaldehyde and alkylation of phenol with ethanol) that fully disappears at 973 K when steam reforming occurs very selectively. By lowering back the reaction temperature, the support behaviour reappears. THT poisons selectively the Ni component, thus causing the appearance of the support behaviour also at 973 K. IR experiments show that THT deposes sulphur at the catalyst surface with the production of gas-phase 1,3-butadiene, thus converting the catalyst into a “sulphided” SR-inactive state. The steam reforming activity of the poisoned catalyst progressively reappears upon feeding back S-free feed at 973 K. IR study suggests that steam “cleans” the catalyst surface by sulphur, generating a “disordered” surface with dispersed Ni^2 + and Ni⁰ species, that could slowly re-approach the initial active state.     

Autothermal reforming of ethanol for hydrogen production over an Rh/CeO2 catalyst

Hydrogen production from ethanol by autothermal reforming over an Rh/CeO₂ catalyst was investigated with a stoichiometric feed composition. Ethanol as well as the reaction intermediates like acetaldehyde and acetone was entirely converted to hydrogen and C1 products at 673 K, and methane steam reforming and reverse water gas shift were the major reactions above 823 K. The Rh/CeO₂ catalyst exhibited stable activity and selectivity during 70 h on-stream operation at 823–923 K without obvious deactivation evidenced by the constant effluent gas composition. Structural analysis of the used catalyst revealed that CeO₂ prevented effectively the highly dispersed Rh particles with sizes of 1–3 nm from sintering and thus maintained sufficient Rh–CeO₂ interfacial areas, which facilitated coke gasification through the high oxygen storage-release capacity.     

Oxidative steam reforming of ethanol over PtRu/ZrO2 catalysts modified with sodium and magnesium

This paper reports the catalytic performance of a PtRu/ZrO₂ catalyst modified with Na and Mg in an oxidative steam reforming of ethanol (OSRE) reaction tested in the temperature range of 300–400 °C. The results show that the PtRuMg₁/ZrO₂ catalyst requires higher temperatures (T_R ~ 400 °C) to achieve complete conversion than either the PtRuNa₁/ZrO₂ or PtRu/ZrO₂ catalysts (T_R ~ 300 °C). Also, an apparent coke deposit is found on the PtRuMg₁/ZrO₂ catalyst. The preferential PtRuNa₁/ZrO₂ catalyst shows active at temperatures as low as 300 °C and produces less CO (< 0.2%) at temperatures lower than 340 °C.     

Co/La2O3催化乙醇水蒸汽重整制氢反应的研究

采用浸渍、热分解、氢还原等步骤制备了一系列Co/La2O3,催化剂,并将其应用于乙醇水蒸汽重整制氢反应.采用固定床反应考察了温度和水醇比对催化剂性能的影响.用N2吸附、XRD、TPR等手段对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明:5%Co/La2O3,催化剂对乙醇水蒸汽重整制氢反应表现出最高的活性.在500℃、水醇比为3:1时,乙醇的转化率达可到64.8%,H2的产率和选择性分别为1.0 mol/mol和86.1%.另外,在反应温度低于450℃时,H2的选择性可达90%以上.     

Effect of different promoters on Ni/CeZrO2 catalyst for autothermal reforming and partial oxidation of methane

Ni/CeZrO₂ catalysts promoted by Ag, Fe, Pt and Pd were investigated for methane autothermal reforming and partial oxidation of methane. The catalysts properties were determined by BET surface area, X-ray diffraction (XRD), H₂ temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), temperature-programmed desorption of CO₂ (CO₂-TPD) and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). Nickel dispersions were evaluated using a model reaction, the dehydrogenation of cyclohexane. BET surface area results showed that the catalysts prepared by successive impregnation presented lower surface area which favored the smaller nickel dispersion. XRD analysis showed the formation of a ceria–zirconia solid solution. TPR experiments revealed that the addition of Pt and Pd as promoters increased the reducibility of nickel. CO₂-TPD results indicated that the AgNiCZ catalysts presented the best redox properties among all catalysts. The autothermal reforming of methane showed that, among different promoters, the sample modified with silver, AgNiCZ, presented higher methane conversion and better stability during the reaction. These results are related to the good reducibility and to the higher redox capacity observed in TPR and CO₂-TPD analysis. Samples prepared by successive impregnation technique resulted in a smaller catalytic activity. For partial oxidation of methane, just as happened in autothermal reforming, AgNiCZ also presented the best performance during the 24 h of reaction and the addition of silver by successive impregnation resulted in a lower methane conversion, probably, due to the smaller metal dispersion.     

Ethanol steam reforming over Ni/La–Al2O3 catalysts: Influence of lanthanum loading

Hydrogen production from ethanol reforming over nickel catalysts supported on lanthanum loaded Al₂O₃ substrates was studied. Activity results revealed the enhancement in the reforming stability of the Ni catalysts with the increase in the lanthanum loading on Al₂O₃ substrates. Catalytic behavior of Ni/La–Al₂O₃ catalysts in the ethanol steam reforming was found to be the contribution of the activity of the La–Al₂O₃ supports for the ethanol dehydration reaction and the activity of the nickel metallic phase that catalyzes both dehydrogenation and CC bond rupture. Physicochemical characterization of catalysts revealed that acidity, nickel dispersion and nickel-support interaction depend on the La-loading on Al₂O₃. The better reforming stability of catalysts with the increase in La content was explained in terms of the ability of nickel surface and/or La–Ni interactions to prevent the formation of carbon filaments.     

Yolk-shell structured Pt-CeO2@Ni-SiO2 as an efficient catalyst for enhanced hydrogen production from ethanol steam reforming

A novel Pt-CeO₂@Ni-SiO₂ yolk-shell catalyst was fabricated through modified Stöber method and was applied to the ethanol steam reforming reaction. The catalyst structure was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption-desorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Compared with the mechanically mixed catalyst, the yolk-shell catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic performance and stability in ethanol steam reforming. The selection of hydrogen reached as high as 66%, and the conversion reached nearly 100% at 400 °C for 28 h.     

Carbon formation and its influence on ethanol steam reforming over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts

Ethanol steam reforming was studied over Ni/Al₂O₃ catalysts. The effect of support (- and γ-Al₂O₃), metal loading and a comparison between conventional H₂ reduction with an activation method employing a CH₄/O₂ mixture was investigated. The properties of catalysts were studied by N₂ physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and temperature programmed reduction (TPR). After activity tests, the catalysts were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG/DTA). Ni supported on γ-Al₂O₃ was more active for H₂ production than the catalyst supported on -Al₂O₃. Metal loading did not affect the catalytic performance. The alternative activation method with CH₄/O₂ mixture affected differently the activity and stability of the Ni/γ-Al₂O₃ and the Ni/-Al₂O₃ catalyst. This activation method increased significantly the stability of Ni/-Al₂O₃ compared to H₂ reduction. SEM and TG/DTA analysis indicate the formation of filamentous carbon during the CH₄/O₂ activation step, which is associated with the increasing catalyst activity and stability. The effect of temperature on the type of carbon formed was investigated; indicating that filamentous coke increased activity while encapsulating coke promoted deactivation. A discussion about carbon formation and the influence on the activity is presented.