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Propane Steam Reforming over Catalysts Derived from Noble Metal (Ru, Rh)-Substituted LaNiO3 and La0.8Sr0.2NiO3 Perovskite Precursors

Journal

NANOMATERIALS
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11081931

Keywords

propane; steam reforming; hydrogen production; perovskite; ruthenium; rhodium; La2O2CO3; stability

Funding

  1. European Union
  2. Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE [T1EDK-02442]

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The study investigated propane steam reforming over perovskite catalysts derived from LaNiO3, La0.8Sr0.2NiO3, and noble metal-substituted perovskites. The incorporation of foreign cations in the structure led to an increase in specific surface area and improved catalytic performance, with the in situ development of new phases actively participating in the reaction. Among the catalysts tested, LSNRh0.1 exhibited the best performance with high stability, propane conversion, and hydrogen selectivity.
The propane steam reforming (PSR) reaction was investigated over catalysts derived from LaNiO3 (LN), La0.8Sr0.2NiO3 (LSN), and noble metal-substituted LNMx and LSNMx (M = Ru, Rh; x = 0.01, 0.1) perovskites. The incorporation of foreign cations in the A and/or B sites of the perovskite structure resulted in an increase in the specific surface area, a shift of XRD lines toward lower diffraction angles, and a decrease of the mean primary crystallite size of the parent material. Exposure of the as-prepared samples to reaction conditions resulted in the in situ development of new phases including metallic Ni and La2O2CO3, which participate actively in the PSR reaction. The LN-derived catalyst exhibited higher activity compared to LSN, and its performance for the title reaction did not change appreciably following partial substitution of Ru for Ni. In contrast, incorporation of Ru and, especially, Rh in the LSN perovskite matrix resulted in the development of catalysts with significantly enhanced catalytic performance, which improved by increasing the noble metal content. The best results were obtained for the LSNRh0.1-derived sample, which exhibited excellent long-term stability for 40 hours on stream as well as high propane conversion (X-C3H8 = 92%) and H-2 selectivity (S-H2 = 97%) at 600 degrees C.

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