Catalytic performance of CeO2 and ZrO2 supported Co catalysts for hydrogen production via dry reforming of methane. (8th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abasaeed, Ahmed Elhag; Al-Fatesh, Ahmed Sadeq; Naeem, Muhammad Awais; Ibrahim, Ahmed Aidid; Fakeeha, Anis Hamza
• Is Part Of: International journal of hydrogen energy. Volume 40:Number 21(2015)
• Page Start: 6818
• Page End: 6826
• Publication Date: 2015-06-08
• Subjects: Hydrogen as fuel -- Periodicals; Hydrogène (Combustible) -- Périodiques; Hydrogen as fuel; Periodicals; 665.81
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.03.152
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0360-3199

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author" id="abs0010"> <title id="sectitle0010">Abstract</title> <sec> <p id="abspara0010">Increasing attention has been devoted to hydrogen production as a source of clean energy that is friendly to the atmosphere. Dry reforming process provides an excellent means for producing hydrogen as well as mitigating CO₂ and CH₄, greenhouse gases that cause global warming. Catalyst activity and stability depend on the support, active metal and methods of pretreatment. In the present work, the effect of calcination temperature on hydrogen production using cobalt supported over nano-sized ceria and zirconia catalysts was investigated. The catalysts were prepared by the wet impregnation method at different calcination temperatures (i.e., 500, 600, 700, 800 and 900 °C). BET, TGA, XRD, TPO, TPR and TEM techniques were used to characterize the prepared catalysts. The results revealed that the catalysts calcined at 500 and 600 °C exhibited better activity and higher hydrogen production than those calcined at higher temperatures. The hydrogen yields, for Co/ZrO₂ and Co/CeO₂ catalysts, calcined at 500 °C and 600 °C, were 75.8% &amp; 71.4% and 59.4% &amp; 57.5% respectively.</p> </sec> </abstract>