Activation of supported nickel catalysts for carbon dioxide reforming of methane

A new activation process was proposed for supported nickel catalysts in CO 2 reforming of methane. The activation was performed by heating the catalyst up to 800 °C under a mixture of CH 4/O 2 = 2. Before activation the nickel catalysts present only nickel aluminate species; these species are partia...

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Published in:Applied catalysis. A, General General, 2004-09, Vol.272 (1), p.133-139
Main Authors: Souza, Mariana de M.V.M, Clavé, Lionel, Dubois, Vincent, Perez, Carlos A.C, Schmal, Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catalysis
Catalysts
Chemistry
Exact sciences and technology
General and physical chemistry
Methane
Nickel
Reforming
Syngas
Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry
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Summary:A new activation process was proposed for supported nickel catalysts in CO 2 reforming of methane. The activation was performed by heating the catalyst up to 800 °C under a mixture of CH 4/O 2 = 2. Before activation the nickel catalysts present only nickel aluminate species; these species are partially reduced to metallic nickel during activation. SEM pictures showed formation of carbon filaments embedded with dispersed nickel particles, which are the active sites for methane reforming with CO 2. The nickel loading and the support greatly influence the catalyst stability, the conversion increased with Ni loading on alumina support, while the promotion with zirconia did not improve the catalytic behavior.
ISSN:0926-860X
1873-3875
DOI:10.1016/j.apcata.2004.05.026