Steam reforming of ethanol for hydrogen production over Cu/Co-Mg-Al-based catalysts prepared by hydrotalcite route
2017
Homsi, Doris | Rached, Jihane Abou | Aouad, Samer | Gennequin, Cédric | Dahdah, Eliane | Estephane, Jane | Tidahy, Haingomalala Lucette | Aboukaïs, Antoine | Abi-Aad, Edmond
The performances of different 5Cu/CoₓMg₆₋ₓAl₂ (x = 0; 2; 4; 6) catalysts prepared by the wet impregnation method were investigated in the ethanol steam-reforming reaction (ESR) at 450 °C during 4 h under a steam/ethanol ratio of 3 (S/E = 3). The best catalyst among the prepared solids was 5Cu/Co₆Al₂ as it showed a complete ethanol conversion and the highest hydrogen and carbon dioxide productivities. However, following 50 h of aging, the catalyst deactivated due to the formation of a high amount of carbonaceous products detected by differential scanning calorimetry/thermogravimetry. On the other hand, the 5Cu/Co₂Mg₄Al₂ catalyst showed a much lower quantity of coke deposition with no deactivation due to the basic character conferred by the magnesium oxide phase.
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