Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
44857 Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2015 9 Pages PDF
Abstract

•Steam reforming of acetic acid, a volatile from humin, with Ni based catalyst.•Recycled catalysts show higher activity, less coke deposit compared with fresh one.•Redox properties of the catalyst are improved under the reforming condition.

Acetic acid and phenols are the major components of the condensable by-products in the low temperature de-volatilisation stage of humin during gasification. Catalytic steam reforming of acetic acid using supported Ni on ceria-zirconia mixed oxide prepared via the hydrothermal route is discussed. The influence of steam reforming temperatures, steam/carbon ratios were studied. The catalyst showed high activity and good stability. Furthermore, activity improvement was achieved with multiple redox cycles as relevant to recycling the catalysts. Characterisation of the fresh and used catalyst by various techniques (e.g., LEIS, Raman spectroscopy, TPO/TPR) revealed the modification of metal-oxygen bond on the support under the steam reforming conditions. It in turn improved the oxygen mobility of the catalyst.

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