Aqueous-phase reforming of Fischer-Tropsch alcohols over nickel-based catalysts to produce hydrogen: Product distribution and reaction pathways

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Coronado, I. - Pitínová-Štekrová, Martina - Karinen, R. - Reinikainen, M. - Puurunen, R.L. - Lehtonen, J.
Aqueous-phase reforming of Fischer-Tropsch alcohols over nickel-based catalysts to produce hydrogen: Product distribution and reaction pathways.
Applied Catalysis A - General. Roč. 567, SI (2018), s. 112-121. ISSN 0926-860X. E-ISSN 1873-3875
Institucionální podpora: RVO:61388955
Klíčová slova: oxygenated hydrocarbons * hydrothermal stability * ethylene-glycol * fuel gas * glycerol * methanol * ethanol * water * degradation
Obor OECD: Physical chemistry
Impakt faktor: 4.630, rok: 2018
Způsob publikování: Open access

Catalytic aqueous-phase reforming (APR) can be applied to process the organic compounds in the water fractions derived from the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis. This work aimed at finding an active nickel-based catalyst to convert organic compounds typically found in FT-derived waters, such as alcohols, into hydrogen. In addition, this work aimed at proposing potential reaction pathways that explain the product distribution resulting from the APR of C-1-C-3 alcohols. Solutions with 5% mass fraction of either methanol, ethanol, propan-l-ol or propan-2-ol in water were processed in APR at 230 degrees C and 3.2 MPa over different nickel-based catalysts in a continuous packed-bed reactor. Methanol was successfully reformed into hydrogen and carbon monoxide with conversions up to 60%. The conversion of C-2-C-3 alcohols achieved values in the range of 12% to 55%. The results obtained in the APR of C-2-C-3 alcohols suggest that in addition to reforming to hydrogen and carbon monoxide, the alcohols underwent dehydrogenation and decarbonylation. The most stable catalyst, nickel-copper supported on ceriazirconia, reached feedstock conversions between 20% and 60% and high hydrogen selectivity. Monometallic nickel supported on ceria-zirconia catalysts reached higher H-2 yields. However, the yield of side products, such as alkanes, was also higher over the monometallic catalysts. Accordingly, ceria-zirconia nickel-based supported catalysts constitute suitable candidates to process the alcohols in the water fractions derived from the FT synthesis.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0297750