Sustainable nickel catalyst for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to H2-rich gas

Autor: Wojciech Franus, Rafał Panek, Joanna Goscianska, Kamila Przybysz, Jacek Grams, Robert Ryczkowski
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46:10708-10722
ISSN: 0360-3199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.12.169
Popis: The objective of this paper was to design sustainable nickel catalysts supported on selected fly ash based zeolites to thermal processing of lignocellulosic feedstock towards hydrogen-rich gas. Moreover, in order to increase its catalytic performance in the studied process the catalyst supported on the most promising fly ash based zeolite was modified by selected rare-earth and transition metals (La, Pr, Ce, Y, Gd, Zr). The performed measurements exhibited that incorporation of nickel into the structure of zeolite A modified by lanthanum resulted in the most effective production of H2. The characterization of its physicochemical properties (XRD, TPR, SEM-EDS, TPD-NH3, BET and TGA-DTA) suggested that large pore size, moderate acidity, increased reducibility of an active phase and higher resistance to coke formation are the main factors responsible for increased activity of this catalyst.
Databáze: OpenAIRE