Application of rhodium nanoparticles for steam reforming of propane in microchannels

Hydrogen production by steam reforming of natural gas and other nonrenewable feedstocks

“…However, because of the costs and availability, currently rhodium is not widely used in industrial applications. Zapf et al (2013) studied the application of rhodium nanoparticles in Rh/Al 2 O 3 catalyst preparation with the aim of reducing the rhodium content of the catalyst, and consequent costs. The results obtained in a microreactor indicated that it was possible to reduce the noble metal content of the catalyst from 5% to 1% with no significant loss of activity for steam reforming of propane, and the stability of the catalyst was observed during 140 h of time-on-stream.…”

Effect of Nanoparticles on Modified Screen Printed Inhibition Superoxide Dismutase Electrodes for Aluminum

“…Rhodium NPs’ (RhNPs) main application has been as precursors for the preparation of catalytics [35,36] and for catalysis and sensing of cytochrome c [37] and H 2 O 2 [38], as well as for biosensing of α-ketoglutarate [39]. …”

Hydrogen production from propane steam reforming over Ir/Ce 0.75 Zr 0.25 O 2 catalyst

“…LPG is a mixture of petroleum gases that exists in a liquid state at ambient temperatures under moderate pressures (less than 1.5 MPa). It is inexpensive and mainly consists of propane in many countries such as U.S./Canadian LPG [9,10]. Hence, propane has also been accepted as a practical feedstock for hydrogen production due to its abundance and its well-established infrastructure in modern cities.…”

“…Among these catalysts, noble metals are the more efficient system compared to the transition metals with respect to propane conversion and hydrogen selectivity, probably due to their strong capacity for breaking the C C bond of propane. Zapf et al [10] applied Rh nanoparticles as precursors to prepare Rh/Al 2 O 3 catalysts for propane steam reforming. No obvious deactivation was observed during 140 h long-term test.…”