Nickel Supported on Mesoporous Alumina for Dry Reforming of Methane: Combustion Method.

Ni catalysts supported on ordered mesoporous alumina (OMA) were prepared by EISA method and calcined under air and Ar atmospheres. Both catalysts showed stable performance for the dry reforming of methane for 24 h, however the catalytic activity of Ar calcined catalyst was relatively lower than that in the air calcined one. It was found that the carbon (C β ) layer around nickel particles was observed for the Ar calcined catalyst after dry reforming of methane.

The Effect of Fe in Perovskite Catalysts for Steam CO2 Reforming of Methane.

In this work, La0.95Sr0.05Ni(1-x)Fe(x)O3 catalysts were prepared by modified EDTA-cellulose method and the catalysts were characterized by various techniques such as N2 physisorption, TPR, XRD, SEM, TEM-EDS and TG analysis.

Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to 1,2-Propanediol Over Clay Based Catalysts.

1,2-propanediol (1,2-PDO) is one of the promising product among the valuable products derived from glycerol and it can be obtained by the catalytic hydrogenolysis of glycerol. Copper-supported clay-based catalysts were prepared with different pore sizes using various ratios of kaolin, Mg, and Al by coprecipitation and applied in the selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,2-PDO. In recent research, variations of pore volume and pore size could affect the diffusion of reagents within the catalyst due to the collision between reagents or pore wall and reagents.

Ni/MgO-MgAl2O4 Catalysts with Bimodal Pore Structure for Steam-CO2-Reforming of Methane.

The bead type MgO-MgAl2O4 catalyst supports with bimodal pore structures were fabricated via an extrusion molding of gels derived from the precursor mixture of mesoporous MgO particles and aluminum magnesium hydroxide, followed by heat treatment. To investigate the effect of macro pore structures on the catalytic activity of the Ni/MgO-MgAl2O4 catalysts in the steam and carbon dioxide reforming of methane (SCR), two kinds of the catalysts with largely different macro pore volumes and sizes but nearly the same meso pore volume and size were compared. The bimodal catalyst with a large macro pore size and volume exhibited a highly enhanced CO2 conversion from 22.

Preparation and characterization of Ni-based perovskite catalyst for steam CO2 reforming of methane.

Steam CO2 reforming of methane was investigated over Ni-based perovskite catalyst to produce desired H2/CO ratio by adjusting the feed ratio of CH4, CO2 and H2O for floating GTL process application. La modified perovskites were prepared by the Pechini method and calcined in air and the Ni-based catalysts were prepared by dispersing Ni on the La modified perovskite by an incipient wetness impregnation. The catalysts before and after the reaction were characterized by N2 physisoprtion, CO chemisoprtion, XRD, TPR and SEM techniques.