Steam Reforming of LPG over Ni/Al2O3 and Ni/CexZr1-aEuroexO2/Al2O3 Catalysts

Faria EC; Rabelo-Neto RC; Colman R; Ferreira RAR; Hori CE; Noronha FB

Catalysis Letters, Vol.146, No.11, 2229-2241, 2016

DOI10.1007/s10562-016-1833-3 Export Citation

Steam Reforming of LPG over Ni/Al2O3 and Ni/CexZr1-aEuroexO2/Al2O3 Catalysts

Faria EC, Rabelo-Neto RC, Colman R, Ferreira RAR, Hori CE, Noronha FB

This work studied the performance of nickel supported on Al2O3 and CexZr1 -aEuroexO2/Al2O3 (x = 1.0 and 0.5) catalysts for steam reforming of liquid petroleum gas. Ni/CeO2/Al2O3 and Ni/CeZrO2/Al2O3 exhibited higher stability. In situ XRD, XANES and EXAFS experiments revealed that carbon formation was the main cause for catalyst deactivation.

Keywords:Steam reforming;LPG;Ni/CexZr1-xO2/Al2O3 catalysts;Hydrogen production;Gas-to-liquid technology