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http://dx.doi.org/10.9713/kcer.2015.53.3.372

Steam Reforming of Ethylene Glycol over Ni/Al2O3 Catalysts: Effect of the Preparation Method and Reduction Temperature  

Choi, Dong Hyuck (Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University)
Park, Jung Eun (Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University)
Park, Eun Duck (Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University)
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Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.53, no.3, 2015 , pp. 372-381 More about this Journal
Abstract
The effect of preparation method on the catalytic activities of the $Ni/Al_2O_3$ catalysts on steam reforming of ethylene glycol was investigated. The catalysts were prepared with various preparation methods such as an incipient wetness impregnation, wet impregnation, and coprecipitation method. In the case of coprecipitation method, various precipitants such as KOH, $K_2CO_3$, and $NH_4OH$ were compared. The prepared catalysts were characterized by using $N_2$ physisorption, inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, temperatureprogrammed reduction, pulsed $H_2$ chemisorption, temperature-programmed oxidation, scanning electron microscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Among the catalysts reduced at 773 K, the $Ni/Al_2O_3$ catalyst prepared by a coprecipitation with KOH or $K_2CO_3$ as precipitants showed the best catalytic performance. The preparation method affected the particle size of Ni, reducibility of nickel oxides, catalytic performance (activity and stability), and types of coke formed during the reaction. The $Ni/Al_2O_3$ catalyst prepared by a coprecipitation with KOH showed the increasing catalytic activity with an increase in the reduction temperature from 773 to 1173 K because of an increase in the reduction degree of Ni oxide species even though the particle size of Ni increased with increasing reduction temperature.
Keywords
Ethylene Glycol; Steam Reforming; Nickel; Aluminum Oxide; Preparation Method; Precipitant;
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