Activity of Ni catalysts for hydrogen production via biomass pyrolysis

Nannochloropsis algae pyrolysis with ceria-based catalysts for production of high-quality bio-oils

“…MgCe/ZrO 2 and Ce/ZrO 2 catalysts gave the highest conversions which mean that ceria-zirconia supported catalysts are very effective in cracking and gasification reactions. This is in agreement with previous work, where Ni catalysts (supported on ZrO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 -Al 2 O 3 , CeO 2 and SiO 2 ) were tested in the catalytic pyrolysis of cellulose (Matras et al, 2012). The most promising results in terms of H 2 yield were obtained with Ni/ZrO 2 .…”

Influence of Ni catalyst support on the product distribution of cellulose fast pyrolysis vapors upgrading

“…Furthermore, the effect of CaO addition and type of ZrO 2 preparation method has been studied. This is a continuation of the earlier investigation devoted to the application of similar systems to the slow pyrolysis conducted in order to obtain hydrogen rich gas [23,24]. In the present case the main attention is paid on the http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaap.2015.03.011 0165-2370/© 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.…”

Hydrogen production from biomass woodchips using Ni/CaO–ZrO2 catalysts

“…Nickel based catalysts are widely recognized as viable alternatives to noble metals in biomass conversion processes towards valuable products such as hydrogen rich gas [4][5][6]. The literature data shows that they can also exhibit high activity in steam reforming [7], CH 4 -CO 2 reforming [8] and methanation [9].…”