title: Towards stable catalysts for aqueous phase conversion of ethylene glycol for renewable hydrogen.
abstract: Aqueous-phase reforming of ethylene glycol over alumina-supported Pt-based catalysts is reported. Performance of the catalysts is investigated by conducting kinetics and in situ attenuated total reflectance (ATR)-IR spectroscopic analysis. Pt/γ-Al2 O3 is unstable under APR conditions (270 °C, 90 bar) and undergoes phase transformation to boehmite [AlO(OH)]. This conversion of alumina is studied in situ by using ATR-IR spectroscopy; transition into boehmite proceeds even at milder conditions (210 °C, 40 bar). Pt/γ-Al2 O3 deactivates irreversibly because the Pt surface area decreases owing to an increasing metal particle size and coverage with boehmite. However, Pt supported on boehmite itself shows stable activity. Surprisingly, the rate of formation of hydrogen per Pt surface atom is significantly higher on boehmite compared to an alumina-supported catalyst. This observation seems correlated to both increased concentration of surface OH groups as well as to enhanced oxidation of Pt when comparing Pt/γ-Al2 O3 with Pt/AlO(OH).
authors.affiliation: Catalytic Processes and Materials, Mesa+Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500AE Enschede (The Netherlands) www.utwente.nl/tnw/cpm.
authors.forename: Kamila
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koichumanova
authors.forename: Anna Kaisa K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Vikla
authors.forename: Dennis J M
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: de Vlieger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seshan
authors.forename: Barbara L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Mojet
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lefferts
mesh_terms: D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D019855:Ethylene Glycol / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry; D059205:Renewable Energy; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D010984:Platinum; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide; C069471:aluminum oxide hydroxide; D006859:Hydrogen; D019855:Ethylene Glycol; D000537:Aluminum Oxide
keywords: boehmite; hydrogen; reforming; stability; sustainable chemistry