γ-Al2O3 with high surface area and large pore volume combined with high thermal stability was synthe- sized by a reverse precipitation-azeotropic distillation method. The effects of azeotropic distillation on the cha...γ-Al2O3 with high surface area and large pore volume combined with high thermal stability was synthe- sized by a reverse precipitation-azeotropic distillation method. The effects of azeotropic distillation on the characte- ristics of γ-Al2O3 were studied by means of X-ray diffraction（XRD）, Fourier transform infrared（FTIR） spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy（TEM） and N2 adsorption-desorption. The results show that γ-Al2O3 dried by azeo- tropic distillation has excellent structure characteristics with a high surface area of 426 m2/g and a large pore volume of 2.56 cm3/g. After calcination at 1100 ℃, the surface area of γ-Al2O3 was still 92 mE/g with a large pore volume of 1.00 cma/g, indicating the potential application in catalyst and petroleum industry.展开更多
Excess crude glycerol derived as a by-product from biodiesel industry prompts the need to valorise glycerol to value-added chemicals.In this context,catalytic steam reforming of glycerol(SRG) was proposed as a promisi...Excess crude glycerol derived as a by-product from biodiesel industry prompts the need to valorise glycerol to value-added chemicals.In this context,catalytic steam reforming of glycerol(SRG) was proposed as a promising and sustainable alternative for producing renewable hydrogen(H2).Herein,the development of nickel(Ni) supported on ceria-modified mesoporous γ-alumina(γ-Al2 O3) catalysts and their applications in catalytic SRG(at550-750℃ atmospheric pressure and weight hourly space velocity,WHSV,of 44,122 ml·g^-1·h^-1(STP)) is presented.Properties of the developed catalysts were characterised using many technique s.The findings show that ceria modification improved Ni dispersion on γ-Al2 O3 catalyst support with highly active small Ni particles,which led to a remarkable catalytic performance with the total glycerol conversion(ca.99%),glycerol conversion into gaseous products(ca.77%) and H2 yield(ca.62%).The formation rate for H2 production(14.4 ×10^(-5)mol·s^-1·g^-1, TOF(H2)=3412 s^-1) was significantly improved with the Ni@12 Ce-Al2 O3 catalyst,representing nearly a 2-fold increase compared with that of the conventional Ni@AI2 O3 catalyst.In addition,the developed catalyst also exhibited comparatively high stability(for 12 h) and coke resistance ability.展开更多
文摘γ-Al2O3 with high surface area and large pore volume combined with high thermal stability was synthe- sized by a reverse precipitation-azeotropic distillation method. The effects of azeotropic distillation on the characte- ristics of γ-Al2O3 were studied by means of X-ray diffraction（XRD）, Fourier transform infrared（FTIR） spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy（TEM） and N2 adsorption-desorption. The results show that γ-Al2O3 dried by azeo- tropic distillation has excellent structure characteristics with a high surface area of 426 m2/g and a large pore volume of 2.56 cm3/g. After calcination at 1100 ℃, the surface area of γ-Al2O3 was still 92 mE/g with a large pore volume of 1.00 cma/g, indicating the potential application in catalyst and petroleum industry.
基金funding from European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No.872102financial support by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund(PTDF),Nigeria(PTDF/ED/OSS/PHD/IA/1209/17)+2 种基金financial support from the European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship(H2020-MSCAIF-NTPleasure-748196)the Chinese Scholarship Council(CSC)for her academic visiting fellowship at the University of Manchester(No.201708440477)the Foundation of Department of Education of Guangdong Province(Nos.2017KZDXM085,2018KZDXM070)。
文摘Excess crude glycerol derived as a by-product from biodiesel industry prompts the need to valorise glycerol to value-added chemicals.In this context,catalytic steam reforming of glycerol(SRG) was proposed as a promising and sustainable alternative for producing renewable hydrogen(H2).Herein,the development of nickel(Ni) supported on ceria-modified mesoporous γ-alumina(γ-Al2 O3) catalysts and their applications in catalytic SRG(at550-750℃ atmospheric pressure and weight hourly space velocity,WHSV,of 44,122 ml·g^-1·h^-1(STP)) is presented.Properties of the developed catalysts were characterised using many technique s.The findings show that ceria modification improved Ni dispersion on γ-Al2 O3 catalyst support with highly active small Ni particles,which led to a remarkable catalytic performance with the total glycerol conversion(ca.99%),glycerol conversion into gaseous products(ca.77%) and H2 yield(ca.62%).The formation rate for H2 production(14.4 ×10^(-5)mol·s^-1·g^-1, TOF(H2)=3412 s^-1) was significantly improved with the Ni@12 Ce-Al2 O3 catalyst,representing nearly a 2-fold increase compared with that of the conventional Ni@AI2 O3 catalyst.In addition,the developed catalyst also exhibited comparatively high stability(for 12 h) and coke resistance ability.
