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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 48, Issue 14, Pages 5478-5492Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.11.049
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Tri-reforming of methane; Nickel loading; Reduction temperature; Synthesis gas CO2 conversion
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Mesoporous Ni-Al2O3 catalysts with different Ni loadings (5% to 15%) were synthesized and characterized for tri-reforming of methane (TRM). The results showed that the metal loading influenced the metal-support interaction, and the reduction temperature affected the dispersion of metallic-Ni. Higher Ni loading led to increased conversions and yields in TRM, but decreased the H2/CO ratio. The catalyst with 15 wt% Ni showed the highest conversions and yields, and minimal dispersion change post-reaction. Therefore, the active metal loading and reduction temperature are important parameters for designing a suitable catalyst for TRM.
Mesoporous Ni-Al2O3 catalysts with Ni weight (%) 5 to 15 were synthesized, characterized, and tested for tri-reforming of methane (TRM). The characterization results reveal that the metal loading influences the metal-support interaction of the catalysts. Furthermore, the choice of reduction temperature affected the dispersion of metallic-Ni. It is advantageous to reduce these catalysts at their respective Tmax temperatures, which are obtained from H2-TPR studies. At these conditions, the dispersion was maximum. For TRM at 600 degrees C, the conversions and yields increased with an increase in Ni loading, and carbon was not detected. Increasing the metal loading from 5 wt% to 15 wt% increased the CH4 conversion from 70.5 to 82.4% and CO2 conversion from 10.2 to 19.7%. In contrast, the H2/CO ratio decreased from 3.8 to 3.2. The conversions and yields during TRM were relatively constant with time-on-stream and were highest for 15Ni-Al. Furthermore, H2/CO ratio was >3, and minimal change in dispersion was observed post-reaction for this catalyst. Thus, the active metal loading and the reduction temperature required are important parameters that need to be considered while designing a suitable catalyst for TRM.(c) 2022 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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