Highly stable barium zirconate supported nickel oxide catalyst for dry reforming of methane: From powders toward shaped catalysts

We report the barium zirconate supported NiOx catalysts (NiOx/BZO) for dry reforming of methane and feasibility test for their industrial application by using temperature-regulated chemical vapor deposition together with extrusion. Nickel oxide nanoparticles are well deposited and dispersed on BZO powders as well as structures in a gear form, showing high catalytic activity and extraordinary stability even at relatively lower temperature and higher space velocity. The NiOx/BZO catalyst are highly coke resistant for 50 h operation with almost negligible agglomeration of NiOx nanoparticles. Judging from XPS and high ion conducting properties of BZO supports, the -OH or -O species are expected to play an important role in promoting the self-decoking of surface carbon species to form CO and CO2.