Development of cobalt catalysts for the steam reforming of naphthalene as a model compound of tar derived from biomass gasification

It should be noted that 12 wt.% Co/MgO catalyst pre-calcined at 873 K showed high and stable activity under the low steam/carbon mole ratio (0.6), with H2 and CO2 as main products. These two excellent advantages serve to increase the overall biomass gasification system energy efficiency and allow using the product gas for fuel cell system. Thus, Co catalyst is a promising system for the steam reforming of naphthalene derived from biomass gasification as a second fixed catalytic bed.