Effects of preparation methods on the properties of cobalt/carbon catalyst for methane reforming with carbon dioxide to syngas

The effect of different preparation methods on the physicochemical property, reforming reactivity, stability and carbon deposition resistance of cobalt/carbon catalyst was investigated through fixed bed flow reaction. The catalysts were prepared by the impregnation and characterized by the XRD and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The result indicated that the active components of cobalt/carbon catalyst prepared by using ultrasonic wave distributed evenly, activity was high and the loading time was short. The Co/Carbon catalyst prepared by incipient-wetness impregnation, 10 wt% loading and 300 °C calcination, achieved the best activity. Furthermore, the effect of reaction temperature, air speed and CH4/CO2 ratio on the catalyst activity and CO/H2 ratio in products was investigated. It was found that the conversion of CO2 and CH4 increased with the increasing of reaction temperature. However, the conversion of CO2 and CH4 increased first and then decreased with the increasing of air speed. With the increasing of CH4/CO2 in feed gas, both the catalyst activity and the CO/H2 ratio in products decreased.