Cr and CeO promoted Ni/SBA-15 framework for hydrogen production by steam reforming of glycerol.

Ni/SBA-15 meso-structured catalysts modified with chromium and CeO (Ni-Cr-CeO/SBA-15) were utilized to produce hydrogen from glycerol steam reforming (GSR). The catalysts were synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal process and extensively characterized by analytical techniques such as N adsorption-desorption (BET), H-temperature programmed reduction (H-TPR), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The low-angle XRD reflections affirmed that the catalysts were crystalline and possessed a 2D-ordered porosity.