Efficient hydrogen production from ethanol and glycerol by vapour-phase reforming processes with new cobalt-based catalysts.
The aim of this study was to investigate biohydrogen production from biofuel-reforming processes using new multi-component bulk-type cobalt-based catalysts. The addition of different components to improve the catalytic performance was studied. Monometallic cobalt catalyst and catalysts containing Ru (ca. 1%) and/or Na (ca. 0.5%) were characterized and tested in the 623-673 K temperature range in ethanol steam reforming (ESR) with a steam/carbon ratio (S/C) of 3. The catalysts showed a high performance for hydrogen production and, except for H(2) and CO(2), only small amounts of by-products were obtained, depending on the temperature and the catalyst used. The catalyst containing both Ru and Na (Co-Ru(Na)) showed the best catalytic behavior in ESR. It operated stably for at least 12 days under cycles of oxidative steam reforming of glycerol/ethanol mixtures (S/C=2) and activation under O(2).
Departament de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. epereira@uerj.br
Evandro Brum
EB
Pereira
Pilar Ramírez
PR
de la Piscina
Narcís
N
Homs
D056804:Biofuels / Q000032:analysis*; D002384:Catalysis; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D005990:Glycerol / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D056804:Biofuels; D005740:Gases; D003035:Cobalt; D000431:Ethanol; D006859:Hydrogen; D005990:Glycerol