A nickel doped perovskite catalyst for reforming methane rich biogas with minimal carbon deposition

A novel nickel-doped strontium zirconate perovskite catalyst for biogas reforming has been synthesised using a green, low temperature hydrothermal synthesis. The catalyst has been shown to be very efficient towards the conversion of methane-rich biogas at relatively low temperatures with high select...

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Published in:Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC 2014-10, Vol.16 (10), p.4587-4594
Main Authors: Evans, Samuel E, Staniforth, John Z, Darton, Richard J, Ormerod, RMark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biogas
Carbon
Catalysts
Deposition
Methane
Nickel
Perovskites
Reforming
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Summary:A novel nickel-doped strontium zirconate perovskite catalyst for biogas reforming has been synthesised using a green, low temperature hydrothermal synthesis. The catalyst has been shown to be very efficient towards the conversion of methane-rich biogas at relatively low temperatures with high selectivity towards synthesis gas formation and extremely good resistance to carbon deposition in carbon-rich reaction mixtures. The catalyst displays very low carbon deposition which does not increase over time, and as a result shows excellent stability. The use of a catalyst produced by a low temperature hydrothermal route provides a potentially very attractive and sustainable source of useful chemicals from biogas that otherwise might be vented wastefully and detrimentally into the atmosphere.
ISSN:1463-9262
1463-9270
DOI:10.1039/c4gc00782d