Hydrogen production by steam reforming of acetic acid: Comparison of conventional supported metal catalysts and metal-incorporated mesoporous smectite-like catalysts

The activities of various metal catalysts were tested in steam reforming of acetic acid for the production of H 2, using conventional metal oxides and transition metal-incorporated mesoporous smectite-like materials as supports. It has been found that Pt is superior to Ni, Co, and Fe among Al 2O 3 s...

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Published in:International journal of hydrogen energy 2010, Vol.35 (1), p.110-117
Main Authors: Iwasa, Nobuhiro, Yamane, Toshiyuki, Takei, Masaaki, Ozaki, Jun-ichi, Arai, Masahiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic acid
Alternative fuels. Production and utilization
Aluminum oxide
Applied sciences
Carbon
Catalysis
Catalysts
Energy
Exact sciences and technology
Fuels
Hydrogen
Nickel
Platinum
Reforming
Smectite
Steam reforming
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Summary:The activities of various metal catalysts were tested in steam reforming of acetic acid for the production of H 2, using conventional metal oxides and transition metal-incorporated mesoporous smectite-like materials as supports. It has been found that Pt is superior to Ni, Co, and Fe among Al 2O 3 supported catalysts, Al 2O 3 is more effective than ZrO 2 and SiO 2 as support for Pt, Ni incorporated smectite (SM(Ni)) support is more effective than Fe and Co incorporated ones for Pt, and SM(Ni) is also active in the absence of Pt. The total activity for the conversion of acetic acid is in the order of Pt/Al 2O 3 > Pt/SM(Ni) > SM(Ni) but the ability of H 2 production is comparable among these catalysts. These catalysts (and the other ones) were observed to lose their activities during the reforming reactions. The activity of Pt/Al 2O 3 decreased during the whole course of reaction up to 10 h. In contrast, the activity of SM(Ni) also decreased within 2 h but it showed a stable activity in the following stage of reaction. The initial activity of the used Pt/SM(Ni) and SM(Ni) was able to be almost completely restored by thermal treatment with H 2 but less effectively for the used Pt/Al 2O 3. The catalyst deactivation was shown to occur by the formation and deposition of carbon materials on the catalysts (XRD, TEM, thermal analysis). The properties of carbon deposits formed on Pt/Al 2O 3 and SM(Ni) catalysts should be different and this may be responsible for the differences in the extent of deactivation and in the regeneration behavior between the two catalysts.
ISSN:0360-3199
1879-3487
DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.10.053