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Glycerol steam reforming over Ni–Fe–Ce/Al2O3 catalyst for hydrogen production

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In this study, we focused on the catalytic activity, stability, and kinetics of glycerol steam reforming (GSR) for the hydrogen production over Ni–Fe–Ce/Al2O3 catalyst. The GSR was investigated in a quartz fixed-bed reactor with an internal diameter of 6 mm under atmospheric pressure, 18.44–44.56 g h/mol weight of catalyst per molar flow rate of glycerol at the inlet (W cat/F AO ratio), 20 wt% glycerol solution concentration, and the temperature range 450–550 °C. Ni–Fe–Ce/Al2O3 catalyst was characterized by N2 physisorption [Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method], X-ray spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction with H2, temperature-programmed desorption of adsorbed CO2 (CO2-TPD), scanning electron microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. H2, CO2, CO and CH4 were the main gaseous products with the H2:CO2 ratio at roughly 2.00. The increase in the temperature and W cat/F AO ratio caused the expected increase in the glycerol conversion and H2 yield. All the kinetic parameters for the GSR were obtained in the kinetically controlled reaction regime. The experimental data using the power-law method indicate that the reaction order with respect to glycerol and the activation energy were 0.06 and 32.9 kJ/mol, respectively.

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Acknowledgment

This research was supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2009-0094055) and supported partly by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of Korea and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST Grant Nos. 2E24834 & 2MR2190).

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Youngbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea

    Gwang Sub Go

  2. Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, 77 Youngbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea

    Hong Joo Lee

  3. Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarangno 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-791, Republic of Korea

    Dong Ju Moon

  4. Faculty of Applied Chemical Engineering and the Research Institute for Catalysis, Chonnam National University, 300 Yongbong-ro, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea

    Young Chul Kim

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Go, G.S., Lee, H.J., Moon, D.J. et al. Glycerol steam reforming over Ni–Fe–Ce/Al2O3 catalyst for hydrogen production. Res Chem Intermed 42, 289–304 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-015-2324-7

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