A comparison of Al2O3 and SiO2 supported Ni-based catalysts in their performance for the dry reforming of methane

XU Yan; DU Xi-hua; LI Jing; WANG Peng; ZHU Jie; GE Feng-juan; ZHOU Jun; SONG Ming; ZHU Wen-you

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XU Yan, DU Xi-hua, LI Jing, WANG Peng, ZHU Jie, GE Feng-juan, ZHOU Jun, SONG Ming, ZHU Wen-you. A comparison of Al2O3 and SiO2 supported Ni-based catalysts in their performance for the dry reforming of methane[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2019, 47(2): 199-208.

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XU Yan, DU Xi-hua, LI Jing, WANG Peng, ZHU Jie, GE Feng-juan, ZHOU Jun, SONG Ming, ZHU Wen-you. A comparison of Al₂O₃ and SiO₂ supported Ni-based catalysts in their performance for the dry reforming of methane[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2019, 47(2): 199-208.

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A comparison of Al₂O₃ and SiO₂ supported Ni-based catalysts in their performance for the dry reforming of methane

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xuzhou University of Technology, Xuzhou 221018, China

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the National Natural Science Foundation of China 21703194

the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20171168

the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province BK20171169

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China 17KJB530010

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China 17KJB150038

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China 18KJA430015

Key Research Project of Social Development of Xuzhou KC17154

Research Project of Xuzhou University of Technology XKY2017217

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Corresponding author: XU Yan, E-mail: xuyan8787@163.com
Received Date: 2018-09-27
Rev Recd Date: 2018-12-09

Available Online: 2021-01-23

Publish Date: 2019-02-10

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Dry reforming of methane (DRM) with CO₂ is of great significance in the environmental protection and the utilization of natural gas. SiO₂ and Al₂O₃ are two typical catalyst supports used in DRM. To elucidate the effect of these two supports on the catalytic performance, in this work, Ni/SiO₂ and Ni/Al₂O₃ catalysts are prepared by the incipient wetness method and characterized by BET, TEM, H₂-TPR, XRD, TG and Raman technologies. The results indicate that the performance of Ni-based catalyst is closely related to the properties of support and the Ni/SiO₂ and Ni/Al₂O₃ catalysts are rather different in their DRM performance. Ni/SiO₂ catalyst exhibits higher initial activity but poor stability; its catalytic activity decreases rapidly in 15 h for DRM at 800℃. Because of the weak metal-support interaction, Ni species on the Ni/SiO₂ catalyst is present as large Ni particles, which may promote the formation of coke precursors, viz., the multi-carbon C_n species, leading to the fast carbonaceous deposition and catalyst deactivation. In contrast, the Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst displays a lower activity but a much higher stability; its activity in DRM keeps stable in 50 h. Although Ni particles in the Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst is much smaller, the strong metal-support interaction promotes the formation of NiAl_xO_y species during the catalyst preparation process, which may lead to a decrease in the content of active Ni species and give the Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst a relatively low catalytic activity in DRM; however, the strong metal-support interaction between Ni and Al₂O₃ is also of benefit to the formation and stabilization of small Ni particles, which can alleviate the carbanceous deposition and afford the Ni/Al₂O₃ catalyst a better stability.
- methane,
- dry reforming,
- nickel-based catalyst,
- structure-activity relationship,
- support effect,
- Ni/Al₂O₃,
- Ni/SiO₂

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