Comparative study of alumina-supported transition metal catalysts for hydrogen generation by steam reforming of acetic acid
Comparative study of alumina-supported transition metal catalysts for hydrogen generation by steam reforming of acetic acid
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DOI:
10.1016/j.apcatb.2010.06.035
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发表时间:
2010-08
影响因子:
22.1
通讯作者:
Xun Hu;Gongxuan Lu
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作者:
Xun Hu;Gongxuan Lu
The reaction of acetic acid steam reforming for H2production has been investigated over transition metal catalysts (Ni, Co, Fe or Cu)/Al2O3. Ni/Al2O3and Co/Al2O3catalysts are active for acetic acid steam reforming while Fe/Al2O3and Cu/Al2O3catalysts present negligible activity. The difference can be attributed to the different cracking activity of the metals toward the C–C and C–H bonds of acetic acid molecule. Detailed comparisons in terms of catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability are carried out over Ni/Al2O3and Co/Al2O3catalysts. Distinct product distributions were observed between them. CH4production was favored over Ni/Al2O3catalyst at mild temperatures while CO production was favored over Co/Al2O3catalyst at high temperatures, which were induced by the different reaction networks over the two catalysts. Moreover, in the stability tests, Ni/Al2O3catalyst was much more stable than Co/Al2O3catalyst. Serious coke deposition and oxidation of metallic phase led to the fast deactivation of Co/Al2O3catalyst. On the contrary, much slower coke formation rates and metal sintering rates as well as much higher resistivity of active metal toward oxidation guaranteed the stability of Ni/Al2O3catalyst.