Structural characterisation of Ni/alumina reforming catalysts activated at high temperatures
This paper is devoted to the characterisation of Ni/alumina reforming catalysts. A special attention was paid to the control of the catalytic properties by the synthesis route of bulk and supported catalysts. In this sense it was shown that the massive formation of NiAl2O4 phase, associated with low...
| Autores: | , , , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/71066 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/71066 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | nickel aluminate alumina supported nickel catalyst characterisation methane steam reforming |
| Sumario: | This paper is devoted to the characterisation of Ni/alumina reforming catalysts. A special attention was paid to the control of the catalytic properties by the synthesis route of bulk and supported catalysts. In this sense it was shown that the massive formation of NiAl2O4 phase, associated with low NiO/NiAl2O4 molar ratios on the catalyst surface, due to a calcination step at high temperatures was notably beneficial for obtaining highly dispersed nickel catalysts (with a Ni crystallite size of 6 nm) after severe reduction at 850 °C. This activation procedure did not affect textural and acidic properties to a large extent. Thus, among the investigated nickel catalysts the 70%NiAl2O4/Al2O3 sample exhibited the best performance in the steam reforming of methane. |
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