Abstract:
A series of Ru/Ce
0.8Zr
0.2O
2 catalysts were prepared by the impregnation method with Ce
0.8Zr
0.2O
2 homoprecipitated and calcined at different temperatures as supports. The supports and the catalysts were characterized with TG-DSC, BET and H
2-TPR techniques. It was shown that the Ce
0.8Zr
0.2O
2 calcined at 500 ℃ formed Ce-Zr solid solution and had a proper surface area and pore opening and a weak interaction with Ru species, leading to a significant increase in the catalytic activity. A suitable reduction methods promoted distribution of active species. The Ru/Ce
0.8Zr
0.2O
2 prepared with the Ce
0.8Zr
0.2O
2 calcined at 500 ℃ showed high activity after calcination at 400 ℃ and successive reduction with H
2N·NH
2·H
2O and H
2. It gave a H
2 conversion of 93.57%, approaching to the equilibrium value under the conditions of 290 ℃, 0.1 MPa, 10 000 h
-1 and H
2/CO
2 mol ratio of 3.5.