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Hydrogen production by steam reforming of glycerol over Ni/Ce/Cu hydroxyapatite-supported catalysts

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Hydroxyapatite-supported Ni-Ce-Cu catalysts were synthesised and tested to study their potential for use in the steam reforming of glycerol to produce hydrogen. The catalysts were prepared by the deposition-precipitation method with variable nickel, cerium, and copper loadings. The performance of the catalysts was evaluated in terms of hydrogen yield at 600°C in a tubular fixed-bed microreactor. All catalysts were characterised by the BET surface area, XRD, TPR, TEM, and FE-SEM techniques. The reaction time was 240 min in a fixed-bed reactor at 600°C and atmospheric pressure with a water-to-glycerol feed molar ratio of 8: 1. It was found that the Ni-Ce-Cu (3 mass %-7.5 mass %-7.5 mass %) hydroxyapatite-supported catalyst afforded the highest hydrogen yield (57.5 %), with a glycerol conversion rate of 97.3 %. The results indicate that Ni/Ce/Cu/hydroxyapatite has great potential as a catalyst for hydrogen production by steam reforming of glycerol.

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  1. Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Lukman Hakim, Zahira Yaakob, Manal Ismail, Wan Ramli Wan Daud & Ratna Sari

  2. Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    Lukman Hakim, Zahira Yaakob, Manal Ismail, Wan Ramli Wan Daud & Ratna Sari

  3. Malikussaleh University, 141 Reuleut, North Aceh, Indonesia

    Lukman Hakim

  4. Lhokseumawe State Polytechnic, 24301 Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, Indonesia

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Hakim, L., Yaakob, Z., Ismail, M. et al. Hydrogen production by steam reforming of glycerol over Ni/Ce/Cu hydroxyapatite-supported catalysts. Chem. Pap. 67, 703–712 (2013). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-013-0368-y

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