Active and stable Ni/Al2O3–(Zr+Ce)O2 catalyst for syngas production via glycerol dry reforming

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A nickel-based catalyst supported on alumina-zirconia-ceria oxides was investigated to evaluate its performance in the dry reforming of glycerol with CO₂. The reaction was carried out at 700°C, atmospheric pressure and a glycerol/CO₂ molar ratio of 1. The catalyst showed stable operation for 7 h and achieved glycerol and CO₂ conversions of 60 and 47%, respectively, with H₂ and CO yields of 48 and 58%. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed the presence of carbon deposits, which, however, did not result in a significant loss of activity. These results highlight the potential of the synthesized catalyst for glycerol conversion for the production of syngas and hydrogen from renewable feedstock.

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Yu. A. Fionov

Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Author for correspondence.
Email: fionovyuri@gmail.com

Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry

Russian Federation, Miklukho-Maklaya St., 6, Moscow, 117198

S. M. Semenova

Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Email: fionovyuri@gmail.com

Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry

Russian Federation, Miklukho-Maklaya St., 6, Moscow, 117198

S. V. Khaibullin

Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Email: fionovyuri@gmail.com

Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry

Russian Federation, Miklukho-Maklaya St., 6, Moscow, 117198

E. A. Fionova

MIREA – Russian Technological University

Email: fionovyuri@gmail.com

Department of Digital and Additive Technologies

Russian Federation, prosp. Vernadskogo, 78, bldg. 4, Moscow, 119454

I. G. Bratchikova

Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Email: fionovyuri@gmail.com

Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry

Russian Federation, Miklukho-Maklaya St., 6, Moscow, 117198

A. N. Kharlanov

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Chemistry

Email: fionovyuri@gmail.com
Russian Federation, GSP-1, Leninskiye Gory, 1, bldg. 3, Moscow, 119991

A. I. Zhukova

Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Email: pylinina@list.ru

Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry

Russian Federation, Miklukho-Maklaya St., 6, Moscow, 117198

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2. Fig. 1. Scheme of the setup for studying the GCR process. The setup consists of gas sources (cylinders), a pressure and gas flow control block – regulators and gas flow controllers (marked as RFC in the scheme), a glycerol feed system – syringe pump, a reactor (the sample was placed between two layers of quartz wool in the center of the quartz tube), a furnace, a specialized condenser for separating liquid tarry products from gaseous ones, a chromatograph with a dosing valve for sampling, column separation of products and their sequential analysis by a thermal conductivity detector (TCD) and a flame ionization detector (FID).

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3. Fig. 2. Time dependences of CO2 and glycerol conversions (a) and yields of GCR reaction products (b) in the presence of the Ni/AZ catalyst. Dashed lines show the corresponding values in the absence of the catalyst.

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4. Fig. 3. Dependence of the H2/CO ratio on time during a 7 h stability test of the Ni/AZ catalyst in the GCR reaction. The dashed line shows the H2/CO ratio in the absence of the catalyst.

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5. Fig. 4. Dependence of the carbon mass in the gas phase at the reactor outlet on time. The dashed line shows the amount of carbon fed into the reactor.

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6. Fig. 5. EPR spectra of the Ni/AZ catalyst sample before and after the GCR process.

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7. Fig. 6. EPR signal width and asymmetry factor for the Ni/AZ catalyst sample before and after the GCR process.

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8. Fig. 7. TGA analysis of the catalyst after 7 h of glycerol dry reforming reaction: (a) – change in sample mass versus temperature; (b) – derivative of sample mass change versus temperature.

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