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Ru-Containing Catalysts for Methanol and Ethanol Steam Reforming in Conventional and Membrane Reactors

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We have carried out a comparative study of the catalytic activity of nanostructured M–Ru (M = Pt, Pd, Rh) bimetallic catalysts supported on detonation nanodiamond (DND) for methanol steam reforming (MSR) and ethanol steam reforming (ESR) processes in a conventional and a membrane reactor. The catalysts have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and BET measurements. In the ESR process, the highest hydrogen yield is ensured by the Pt–Ru/DND catalyst, whereas the Ru–Rh/DND catalyst exhibits the highest activity for the MSR reaction. Our results demonstrate that, if the processes in question are run in a membrane reactor with a Pd–Ru membrane, there is a stable hydrogen flow, free of CO and other impurities, in the permeate zone even at temperatures on the order of 400°C.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In our studies, we used equipment at the Novel Petrochemical Processes, Polymer Composites, and Adhesives Shared Research Facilities Center, Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, grant no. 17-08-00811.

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  1. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 29, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    A. A. Lytkina, E. Yu. Mironova, N. V. Orekhova, M. M. Ermilova & A. B. Yaroslavtsev

  2. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 31, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    A. B. Yaroslavtsev

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Lytkina, A.A., Mironova, E.Y., Orekhova, N.V. et al. Ru-Containing Catalysts for Methanol and Ethanol Steam Reforming in Conventional and Membrane Reactors. Inorg Mater 55, 547–555 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168519060104

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