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Production of Renewable Hydrogen by Glycerol Steam Reforming Using Ni–Cu–Mg–Al Mixed Oxides Obtained from Hydrotalcite-like Compounds

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Ni–Cu catalysts derived from hydrotalcite-like compounds were prepared with 20 wt% of NiO and 0, 5, and 10 wt% of CuO, and evaluated in the steam reforming of glycerol. The reaction was performed in a continuous flow reactor with a solution of 10 and 20 vol.% glycerol, at 500 °C and atmospheric pressure. The highest conversion of glycerol (around 100 %) was obtained with Ni catalyst in both solutions. In the gas phase, the higher H2 selectivities were obtained with Cu-containing catalysts: 71 % (Ni5Cu/10 vol.%) and 68 % (Ni10Cu/20 vol.%). The main products formed in the liquid phase were lactic acid, acetol, acetaldehyde and acrolein and a small quantity of acetic acid. Characterization of the spent catalysts revealed that Cu-containing catalysts have greater resistance to carbon formation and the sintering process is not significant, showing that the catalysts prepared exhibit good catalytic stability.

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Manfro, R.L., Souza, M.M.V.M. Production of Renewable Hydrogen by Glycerol Steam Reforming Using Ni–Cu–Mg–Al Mixed Oxides Obtained from Hydrotalcite-like Compounds. Catal Lett 144, 867–877 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-014-1196-6

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