Journal
FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 176, Issue -, Pages 7-14Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2018.03.007
Keywords
Ni catalyst; Carbon nanotubes; Support; Catalytic activity; Growth mechanism
Funding
- Strategic International Scientific and Technological Innovation Cooperation Special Funds of National Key RAMP
- D Program of China [2016YFE0204000]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51576072, 51506070, 51606080]
- Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen [JCYJ20170307172446325]
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The effects of catalyst supports (gamma-Al2O3 and alpha-Al2O3) on hydrogen yield and carbon nanotubes formation were studied during steam reforming of toluene over Ni-based catalysts. Hydrogen yield and CNTs quality over Ni/gamma-Al2O3 were better than those over Ni/alpha-Al2O3 at S/C ratio of 1 due to the high Ni dispersion of Ni/gamma-Al2O3. With the increasing of steam addition, CNTs production remarkably increased over Ni/alpha-Al2O3, while it decreased over Ni/gamma-Al2O3. The CNTs on Ni/gamma-Al2O3 were corroded at S/C ratio of 3 by excess steam. Toluene conversion and hydrogen yield over Ni/alpha-Al(2)O(3)were significantly larger than those over Ni/gamma-Al2O3, which was attributed to the different effects of CNTs on catalytic activity. The strong interaction between Ni particle and gamma-Al2O3 led to the base-growth mechanism of CNTs on Ni/gamma-Al2O3 in which Ni particles located at the bottom of CNTs, thus the growth of CNTs covered Ni active sites and decreased catalytic activity of Ni/gamma-Al2O3. By contrast, owing to weak interaction, CNTs grown on Ni/alpha-Al2O3 followed tip-growth mechanism that would increase Ni dispersion and promote reforming reaction.
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