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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 240, Issue -, Pages 99-108Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.11.062
Keywords
Oxidative steam reforming; Methanol; ZrO2; Solid solution; Gold; CeO2
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- Thailand Research Fund through the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program [PHD/0282/2552]
- National Center of Excellence for Petroleum, Petrochemicals, and Advanced Materials, Chulalongkorn University
- National Research University Project of CHE
- Ratchadaphiseksomphot Endowment Fund [EN276B]
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Gold (Au) deposited on CeO2-ZrO2 mixed oxides, prepared by the co-precipitation (CP) technique, was tested for oxidative steam reforming of methanol (OSRM) in the temperature range of 200-400 degrees C. An active uniform Ce1-xZrxO2 solid solution was found to be dependent on the Zr/(Ce + Zr) ratio and the calcination temperature of the support, where a ratio of 0.25 calcined at 400 degrees C efficiently performed Zr4+ incorporation inside the Ce4+ lattice to produce smaller ceria crystallites and higher surface area. The highest methanol conversion obtained was 92% at 400 degrees C, while Hy and CO concentrations were observed at 16% and 0.25%, respectively. The variation in Au content significantly affected the Au particle size, where Au agglomeration appeared at the highest loading of 5 wt%, while the 3 wt% Au had optimum particle size at 21 nm, which was suitable for OSRM. When comparing the stability behaviors of the Au/CeO2 and Au/Ce0.75Zr0 25O2 catalysts at 350 degrees C, the solid solution supports had higher catalytic activity with a longer life-time and less coke formation via coke gasification, as the main factor of catalyst deactivation, than those of the Au/CeO2 catalyst. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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