Effect of Mg content in Ni/MgAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> catalysts on catalytic performance during methane dry reforming reaction

LÜ Shuaishuai; XU Cheng; ZHANG Rongjun; LI Hongwei; LIU Yingshuo; WEN Fuli; HOU Chaopeng; SUN Xia; WANG Tianye; WU Yu; XU Run; XIA Guofu

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LÜ Shuaishuai, XU Cheng, ZHANG Rongjun, LI Hongwei, LIU Yingshuo, WEN Fuli, HOU Chaopeng, SUN Xia, WANG Tianye, WU Yu, XU Run, XIA Guofu. Effect of Mg content in Ni/MgAl2O4 catalysts on catalytic performance during methane dry reforming reaction[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2024, 52(3): 313-322. doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2023058

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LÜ Shuaishuai, XU Cheng, ZHANG Rongjun, LI Hongwei, LIU Yingshuo, WEN Fuli, HOU Chaopeng, SUN Xia, WANG Tianye, WU Yu, XU Run, XIA Guofu. Effect of Mg content in Ni/MgAl₂O₄ catalysts on catalytic performance during methane dry reforming reaction[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2024, 52(3): 313-322. doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2023058

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Effect of Mg content in Ni/MgAl₂O₄ catalysts on catalytic performance during methane dry reforming reaction

doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2023058

Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing Co., LTD, Beijing 100083, China

Funds: The project was supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFE0191200).

Received Date: 2023-07-10
Accepted Date: 2023-07-31
Rev Recd Date: 2023-07-29

Available Online: 2023-09-01

Publish Date: 2024-03-10

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Methane dry reforming reaction is a promising route for the valorization of both CO₂ and CH₄. However, the catalysts usually suffered from the coking deactivation and the sintering of active phase under the harsh reaction conditions. In this paper, the Mg-Al spinel support with different Mg content prepared by the solvent evaporation-induced self-assembly method was investigated. With this support, Ni/MgAl₂O₄ was used as the catalyst for methane dry reforming to syngas. XRD, BET and TEM results showed that the addition of appropriate amount of magnesium (10%−15%) was beneficial to the formation of highly stable ordered mesoporous magnesia spinel support with large specific surface area, which can confine the Ni particles in the pore structure and thus enhance the nickel dispersion and improve the resistance of coke formation under high temperature. H₂-TPR and XPS analysis indicated the addition of 10%−15% magnesium can promote the interaction between Ni and MgAl₂O₄, inhibiting the agglomeration of Ni and the coke formation with the active surface-adsorbed oxygen species. Detailed activity tests showed that Ni/MgAl₂O₄ catalysts with 10%−15% magnesium content has high CH₄ and CO₂ conversion. During the long-term test for 180 h, the Ni/15-MAO catalyst exihibited the CH₄ and CO₂ conversions of 92.6% and 92.5%, respectively. The coke deposition percentage was only 0.89% and the grain size of Ni was maintained after reaction.
- methane dry reforming reaction,
- ordered mesoporous MgAl₂O₄,
- Ni-based catalyst

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