Selective production of hydrogen by steam reforming of bio-ethanol
2011
Banach, Bogna | Machocki, Andrzej | Rybak, Piotr | Denis, Andrzej | Grzegorczyk, Wieslaw | Gac, Wojciech
Experimental results of catalytic activity, selectivity and coking phenomenon on co-precipitated cobalt catalysts with the ZnO–Al₂O₃ support in the steam reforming of ethanol (SRE) are reported. The influence of the cobalt active phase content (9–41wt.%) and the reaction temperature (350–600°C) was the point at issue. From the point of view of activity and selectivity, temperatures 420°C and higher favoured steam reforming of ethanol on supported cobalt catalysts. At these temperatures the conversion of ethanol reached 100%, simultaneously the hydrogen yield achieved the level of above 5mol of H₂ formed from 1mol of EtOH introduced to the reaction, as well as the selectivity of carbon monoxide formation was depressed to 2–3%. However, taking into account possibility of coking of catalysts, the optimum temperature of the SRE is 420°C. The catalyst containing 24wt.% of cobalt was the most effective one. The obtained results are very important in the aspect of electricity generation in fuel cells feed with a reformate gas.
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