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Hydrogen production by steam reforming of ethanol over Ni-based catalysts promoted with noble metals

2009; Elsevier BV; Volume: 190; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.12.104

1873-2755

Luciene Paula Roberto Profeti, Joelmir Augusto Costa Dias, José Mansur Assaf, Elisabete M. Assaf,

Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

The catalytic activity of Ni/La2O3-Al2O3 catalysts modified with noble metals (Pt and Pd) was investigated in the steam reforming of ethanol. The catalysts were characterized by ICP, SBET, X-ray diffraction, temperature-programmed reduction, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and X-ray absorption fine structure (XANES). The results showed that the formation of inactive nickel aluminate was prevented by the presence of La2O3 dispersed on the alumina. The promoting effect of noble metals included a marked decrease in the reduction temperatures of NiO species interacting with the support, due to the hydrogen spillover effect, facilitating greatly the reduction of the promoted catalysts. It was seen that the addition of noble metal stabilized the Ni sites in the reduced state throughout the reaction, increasing ethanol conversion and decreasing coke formation, irrespective of the nature or loading of the noble metal.