Abstract:
Ni-ZrO
2 and Ni-Mg-ZrO
2 catalysts were prepared by a co-precipitation method, and then were characterized by BET, XRD, H
2-TPR and CO
2-TPD techniques. The performances of catalysts in the tri-reforming of coal bed methane to syngas were studied in a fixed bed reactor. The reaction conditions (temperature and feed gas composition) were mainly investigated. The results showed that at
t=800℃, atmospheric pressure, CH
4/CO
2/H
2O/O
2/N
2=1.0/0.45/0.45/0.1/0.4, GHSV=30 000 mL/(g·h), about 99% of CH
4 conversion, 65% of CO
2 conversion, and
VH2/
VCO of 1.5 could be achieved during 58 h of reaction, which are related to the strong metal-support interaction, the good thermal stability and basic nature of the catalyst. Furthermore, high temperature favors the tri-reforming of methane. By adjusting the feed gas composition, a specific
VH2/
VCO could be achieved.