Ethanol Steam Reforming over Calcium Doped Ni/Al₂O₃ Catalyst

Abstract:

Steam reforming of ethanol has been carried out using a commercial catalyst (Hi-FUEL) of calcium doped nickel/alumina catalyst. Hi-FUEL had successfully reformed ethanol into the desired products at relatively high yield and selectivity. The hydrogen yield of 90.5% has been achieved from this catalyst with almost no ethylene detected. Hi-FUEL is also comparable with other calcium doped nickel/alumina catalyst as reported by other researchers.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 625)
• Pages: 271-274
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.271
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Mohammad Tazli Azizan*, Klaus Hellgardt, David Chadwick
• Keywords: Calcium, Ethanol, Nickel/Alumina, Steam Reforming

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