Hydrogen production from ethylene glycol reforming catalyzed by Ni and Ni-Pt hydrotalcite-derived catalysts

The interaction of ethylene glycol with the catalyst surface was studied combining diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy with mass spectrometry. Through these studies carried out on the Pt-Ni catalyst, we observed low stability of the formate and carboxylate intermediate species, which would explain its higher activity to produce H2 and CO2 through the water gas shift reaction.