Herein, we report monometallic Ni and bimetallic Pd–Ni catalysts supported on CeO2–Al2O3 binary oxide which are highly active and selective in oxy-steam reforming of methanol (OSRM). Monometallic and bimetallic supported catalysts were prepared by an impregnation method. The physicochemical properties of the catalytic systems were investigated using a range of methods such as: Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), Temperature-programmed reduction (TPR–H2), Temperature-programmed desorption (TPD–NH3), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Scanning Electron Microscope equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM–EDS). We demonstrate that the addition of palladium facilitates the reduction of nickel catalysts. The activity tests performed for all catalysts confirmed the promotion effect of palladium on the catalytic activity of nickel catalyst and their selectivity towards hydrogen production. Both nickel and bimetallic palladium–nickel supported catalysts showed excellent stability during the reaction. The reported catalytic systems are valuable to make advances in the field of fuel cell technology.
The influence of copper content in the monometallic catalysts supported on the CeO 2 ·Al 2 O 3 binary oxide system on their catalytic activity and physicochemical properties in oxy-steam reforming of methanol was investigated. It was shown that activity and selectivity depends on the content of copper, its dispersion on the catalysts surface. It was confirmed that optimal copper content was 20 wt% of Cu. Copper catalysts with 20 wt% of Cu exhibited the highest methanol conversion and reaction rate value compared to the rest of the investigated catalysts systems. The kinetic measurements performed in oxy-steam reforming of methanol on 20%Cu/CeO 2 ·Al 2 O 3 catalysts, showed an activation energy for this system equal Ea (OSRM) = 66.56 kJ/mol.
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