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Steam Reforming of Methanol, Ethanol and Glycerol over Catalysts with Mesoporous Supports: A Comparative Study

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Hydrogen generation via steam reforming of alcohols (SRA) has gained tremendous attention among green energy industries, research scientists and government policy makers. A variety of mesoporous heterogeneous catalysts used to produce hydrogen from alcohols like methanol (SRM), ethanol (SRE) and glycerol (SRG) are discussed. Siliceous mesoporous supports, e.g. SBA-15, MCM-41, MCM-48 and KIT-6, have proven to be substantially thermally stable compared to metal oxide supports such as TiO2, Al2O3 and CeO2. While Cu-based catalysts are commonly used for SRM, Ni- and Co-based catalysts are preferred for SRE and SRG reactions. Addition of promoters like group 1 and 2 metals to these monometallic catalysts significantly improves reducibility of the metal oxides as well as the basicity of the catalysts that minimize deactivation of catalysts by coking. Synergistic effects of bimetallic catalysts such as Cu-Ni, Pd-Ni and Ni-Co to increase hydrogen selectivity and long-term stability of the catalysts are discussed. Hydrogen selectivity and feed conversion of 100% can be attained depending on the reaction conditions like temperature, feed flow rate, type of catalyst, catalyst loading and alcohol/water molar ratio.

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Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the funding received from NSF CREST (1242152) and UNC-ROI (#110092). This work was performed at North Carolina A&T State University. The authors greatly appreciate the analytical support provided by Mr. James King (Chemistry Department) and Mr. Nafeezuddin Mohammad (Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering). We thank Mr. Nafeez Mohammad for his help with the manuscript.

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  2. Department of Nanoengineering, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA

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Bepari, S., Abrokwah, R., Deshmane, V., Kuila, D. (2021). Steam Reforming of Methanol, Ethanol and Glycerol over Catalysts with Mesoporous Supports: A Comparative Study. In: Pant, K.K., Gupta, S.K., Ahmad, E. (eds) Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65017-9_17

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