화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.19, No.5, 1566-1576, September, 2013
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2013.01.024  Export Citation
Synthesis and physicochemical characterizations of Ni/Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocatalyst prepared via impregnation method and treated with non-thermal plasma for CO2 reforming of CH4
Nader Rahemi1, 2, Mohammad Haghighi1, 2, †, Ali Akbar Babaluo1, 3, Mahdi Fallah Jafari4, and Pooya Estifaee1, 2
  • 1Chemical Engineering Faculty, Sahand University of Technology, P.O. Box 51335-1996, Sahand New Town, Tabriz, Iran
  • 2Reactor and Catalysis Research Center (RCRC), Sahand University of Technology, P.O. Box 51335-1996, Sahand New Town, Tabriz, Iran
  • 3Nanostructure Material Research Center (NMRC), Sahand University of Technology, P.O. Box 51335-1996, Sahand New Town, Tabriz, Iran
  • 4National Iranian Oil Refining & Distribution Company (NIORDC), P.O. Box 15815-3499, Tehran, Iran
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Ni/Al2O3 and Ni/Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocatalysts synthesized via impregnation and treated with non-thermal plasma were investigated in dry reforming of methane. The results showed that plasma treatment produces highly dispersed nanoparticles with a high surface area. Strong interaction between active phase and support particles in plasma-treated catalysts can be concluded based on XRD and XPS results. Smaller Ni particles with narrow particle size distribution were observed in plasma-treated Ni/Al2O3- ZrO2 nanocatalyst. The catalytic activity of plasma-treated Ni/Al2O3-ZrO2 was higher than that of conventional catalyst, resulting in operating conditions with considerably lower temperatures. Long reaction times confirmed the stability of the plasma-treated Ni/Al2O3-ZrO2 nanocatalyst.
Keywords:Dry reforming;Synthesis gas;Ni/Al2O3-ZrO2;Non-thermal plasma;Nanocatalysts
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