Ni and Rh-Ni catalysts supported on Zeolites L for hydrogen and syngas production by biogas reforming processes

[EN] This study examined the use of three different Zeolites L as catalyst support for biogas valorisation – a renewable resource – through reforming processes. These aluminosilicates are characterised by their high surface areas, affinity for CO2, and thermal stability, which makes them an interest...

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Authors: Izquierdo Ereño, Urko; Barrio Cagigal, Victoria Laura; Bizkarra Langara, Kepa; Gutiérrez, Ángel María; Arraibi Dañobeitia, Juan Ramón; Gartzia Rivero, Leire; Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge; López Arbeloa, Iñigo María
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Publication date:2013
Country:España
Institution:Universidad del País Vasco
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Keyword:hydrogen
biogas valorisation
catalysis
zeolite L
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author Izquierdo Ereño, Urko
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Bizkarra Langara, Kepa
Gutiérrez, Ángel María
Arraibi Dañobeitia, Juan Ramón
Gartzia Rivero, Leire
Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge
López Arbeloa, Iñigo María
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author_browse Arraibi Dañobeitia, Juan Ramón
Barrio Cagigal, Victoria Laura
Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge
Bizkarra Langara, Kepa
Gartzia Rivero, Leire
Gutiérrez, Ángel María
Izquierdo Ereño, Urko
López Arbeloa, Iñigo María
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Barrio Cagigal, Victoria Laura
Bizkarra Langara, Kepa
Gutiérrez, Ángel María
Arraibi Dañobeitia, Juan Ramón
Gartzia Rivero, Leire
Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge
López Arbeloa, Iñigo María
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description [EN] This study examined the use of three different Zeolites L as catalyst support for biogas valorisation – a renewable resource – through reforming processes. These aluminosilicates are characterised by their high surface areas, affinity for CO2, and thermal stability, which makes them an interesting and promising support for reforming reactions at high temperature. Three nickel monometallic and their homologous rhodium–nickel bimetallic catalysts were prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation method for each type of Zeolite L. Significant physicochemical differences between the Zeolites L and catalysts were noticed by the characterisation using scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), H2 chemisorption, N2 physisorption, temperature programmed reduction (TPR) X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. The catalysts were tested in dry reforming (DR), steam reforming (SR) with steam to carbon (S/C) ratio of 1.0 and 2.0; oxidative reforming (OR) at O2/CH4 = 0.25; and tri-reforming (TR) with S/C ratio of 1.0 and O2/CH4 = 0.25. For all the experiments, a synthetic biogas, which consisted of 60% CH4 and 40% CO2 (vol.), was fed to a fixed bed reactor system at 1073 K and atmospheric pressure. The same experimental conditions and reactions were studied in previous works of the authors, in which γ-Al2O3 was used as a catalyst support. Thus, this work allows comparing the achieved activities by the tested catalysts supported on those different supports. Among the processes studied, for the biogas SR at S/C = 1.0 and TR processes, H2/CO ratios near to 2.0 were obtained, which is an appropriate ratio for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS). In the case of the catalysts tested, the Rhodium (Rh) incorporation improved their activity. Rhsingle bondNi catalyst based on Zeolite L (30–60 nm) is the most active catalyst for hydrogen generation.
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spelling Ni and Rh-Ni catalysts supported on Zeolites L for hydrogen and syngas production by biogas reforming processes Izquierdo Ereño, Urko Barrio Cagigal, Victoria Laura Bizkarra Langara, Kepa Gutiérrez, Ángel María Arraibi Dañobeitia, Juan Ramón Gartzia Rivero, Leire Bañuelos Prieto, Jorge López Arbeloa, Iñigo María hydrogen biogas valorisation catalysis zeolite L [EN] This study examined the use of three different Zeolites L as catalyst support for biogas valorisation – a renewable resource – through reforming processes. These aluminosilicates are characterised by their high surface areas, affinity for CO2, and thermal stability, which makes them an interesting and promising support for reforming reactions at high temperature. Three nickel monometallic and their homologous rhodium–nickel bimetallic catalysts were prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation method for each type of Zeolite L. Significant physicochemical differences between the Zeolites L and catalysts were noticed by the characterisation using scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES), H2 chemisorption, N2 physisorption, temperature programmed reduction (TPR) X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. The catalysts were tested in dry reforming (DR), steam reforming (SR) with steam to carbon (S/C) ratio of 1.0 and 2.0; oxidative reforming (OR) at O2/CH4 = 0.25; and tri-reforming (TR) with S/C ratio of 1.0 and O2/CH4 = 0.25. For all the experiments, a synthetic biogas, which consisted of 60% CH4 and 40% CO2 (vol.), was fed to a fixed bed reactor system at 1073 K and atmospheric pressure. The same experimental conditions and reactions were studied in previous works of the authors, in which γ-Al2O3 was used as a catalyst support. Thus, this work allows comparing the achieved activities by the tested catalysts supported on those different supports. Among the processes studied, for the biogas SR at S/C = 1.0 and TR processes, H2/CO ratios near to 2.0 were obtained, which is an appropriate ratio for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS). In the case of the catalysts tested, the Rhodium (Rh) incorporation improved their activity. Rhsingle bondNi catalyst based on Zeolite L (30–60 nm) is the most active catalyst for hydrogen generation. This work has been supported by the Basque Government EJ/GV (VALMICRO. S-PE12UN140), and the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU (US11/04) and the Ministry of Science and Innovation (OIL2H2. ENE2011-23950). Elsevier http://hdl.handle.net/10810/77768
spellingShingle Ni and Rh-Ni catalysts supported on Zeolites L for hydrogen and syngas production by biogas reforming processes
Izquierdo Ereño, Urko
hydrogen
biogas valorisation
catalysis
zeolite L
title Ni and Rh-Ni catalysts supported on Zeolites L for hydrogen and syngas production by biogas reforming processes
title_full Ni and Rh-Ni catalysts supported on Zeolites L for hydrogen and syngas production by biogas reforming processes
title_fullStr Ni and Rh-Ni catalysts supported on Zeolites L for hydrogen and syngas production by biogas reforming processes
title_full_unstemmed Ni and Rh-Ni catalysts supported on Zeolites L for hydrogen and syngas production by biogas reforming processes
title_short Ni and Rh-Ni catalysts supported on Zeolites L for hydrogen and syngas production by biogas reforming processes
title_sort Ni and Rh-Ni catalysts supported on Zeolites L for hydrogen and syngas production by biogas reforming processes
topic hydrogen
biogas valorisation
catalysis
zeolite L
topic_facet hydrogen
biogas valorisation
catalysis
zeolite L
url http://hdl.handle.net/10810/77768