CO2 reforming of methane over Ni-Co/ZSM5 catalysts. Aging and carbon deposition study

J. Estephane, S. Aouad, S. Hany, B. El Khoury, C. Gennequin, H. El Zakhem, J. El Nakat, A. Aboukaïs, E. Abi Aad

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Abstract

The wet impregnation method was used to prepare ZSM5 supported nickel and/or cobalt monometallic and bimetallic catalysts with a 7 wt.% total metal loading. The CO2 reforming of methane reaction was carried out in the 600 °C-800 °C temperature range over the different catalysts (GHSV 60000 mL g-1 hr-1). The cobalt containing catalysts favored the reverse water gas shift reaction at high temperature and cobalt acted as a synergist to nickel, as overall, bimetallic catalysts showed better catalytic performance. Carbon deposition was less expressed over catalysts with high cobalt content. Following 12 h on stream at 700 °C, the bimetallic catalyst with cobalt to nickel ratio of 2, showed high CO2 and CH4 conversions (∼60%) accompanied with the lowest carbon deposition (5%). The thermal analysis of aged catalysts showed that among the deposited carbon species, it is the carbon present in the proximity of nickel and/or cobalt catalytic sites that is responsible of deactivation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)9201-9208
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume40
Issue number30
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 10 2015

Keywords

  • Carbon deposition
  • Catalyst deactivation
  • Cobalt
  • Dry reforming
  • Nickel
  • Zeolites

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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