Abstract
This review paper reports the recent progress concerning the application of nickel–alumina–zirconia based catalysts to the ethanol steam reforming for hydrogen production. Several series of mesoporous nickel–alumina–zirconia based catalysts were prepared by an epoxide-initiated sol–gel method. The first series comprised Ni–Al2O3–ZrO2 xerogel catalysts with diverse Zr/Al molar ratios. Chemical species maintained a well-dispersed state, while catalyst acidity decreased with increasing Zr/Al molar ratio. An optimal amount of Zr (Zr/Al molar ratio of 0.2) was required to achieve the highest hydrogen yield. In the second series, Ni–Al2O3–ZrO2 xerogel catalysts with different Ni content were examined. Reducibility and nickel surface area of the catalysts could be modulated by changing nickel content. Ni–Al2O3–ZrO2 catalyst with 15 wt% of nickel content showed the highest nickel surface area and the best catalytic performance. In the catalysts where copper was introduced as an additive (Cu–Ni–Al2O3–ZrO2), it was found that nickel dispersion, nickel surface area, and ethanol adsorption capacity were enhanced at an appropriate amount of copper introduction, leading to a promising catalytic activity. Ni–Sr–Al2O3–ZrO2 catalysts prepared by changing drying method were tested as well. Textural properties of Ni–Sr–Al2O3–ZrO2 aerogel catalyst produced from supercritical drying were enhanced when compared to those of xerogel catalyst produced from conventional drying. Nickel dispersion and nickel surface area were higher on Ni–Sr–Al2O3–ZrO2 aerogel catalyst, which led to higher hydrogen yield and catalyst stability over Ni–Sr–Al2O3–ZrO2 aerogel catalyst.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Schrope M (2001) Nature 414:682
Llorca J, Piscina PR, Sales J, Homs N (2001) Chem Commun 7:641
Balat M (2008) Int J Hydrog Energy 33:4013
Sá S, Silva H, Brandao L, Sousa JM, Mendes A (2010) Appl Catal B Environ 99:43
Campen A, Mondal K, Wiltowski T (2008) Int J Hydrog Energy 33:332
Cimenti M, Hill JM (2009) Energies 2:377
Haryanto A, Fernando S, Murali N, Adhikari S (2005) Energy Fuels 19:2098
Granovskii M, Dincer I, Rosen MA (2007) J Power Sources 167:461
Benito M, Sanz JL, Isabel R, Padilla R, Arjona R, Daza L (2005) J Power Sources 151:11
Ni M, Leung DYC, Leung MKH (2007) Int J Hydrog Energy 32:3238
Wu CF, Williams PT (2011) Appl Catal B Environ 102:251
Finocchio E, Rossetti I, Ramis G (2013) Int J Hydrog Energy 38:3213
Wanat EC, Venkataraman K, Schmidt LD (2004) Appl Catal A Gen 276:155
Xu W, Liu Z, Johnston-Peck AC, Senanayake SD, Zhou G, Stacchiola D, Stach EA, Rodriguez JA (2013) ACS Catal 3:975
Rossetti I, Biffi C, Bianchi CL, Nichele V, Signoretto M, Menegazzo F, Finocchio E, Ramis G, Michele AD (2012) Appl Catal B Environ 117:384
Sánchez-Sánchez MC, Navarro RM, Fierro JLG (2007) Int J Hydrog Energy 32:1462
Fatsikostas AN, Kondarides DI, Verykios XE (2001) Chem Commun 9:851
Therdthianwong S, Therdthianwong A, Siangchin C, Yongprapat S (2008) Int J Hydrog Energy 33:991
Hegarty MES, O’Connor AM, Ross JRH (1998) Catal Today 42:225
Han SJ, Bang Y, Seo JG, Yoo J, Song IK (2013) Int J Hydrog Energy 38:1376
Han SJ, Bang Y, Yoo J, Seo JG, Song IK (2013) Int J Hydrog Energy 38:8285
Han SJ, Song JH, Bang Y, Yoo J, Park S, Kang KH, Song IK (2016) Int J Hydrog Energy 41:2554
Song JH, Han SJ, Yoo J, Park S, Kim DH, Song IK (2016) J Mol Catal A Chem 424:342
Pines H, Haag WO (1960) J Am Chem Soc 82:2471
Krokidis X, Raybaud P, Gobichon AE, Rebours B, Euzen P, Toulhoat H (2001) J Phys Chem B 105:5121
Onfroy T, Li WC, Schüth F, Knözinger H (2009) Phys Chem Chem Phys 11:3671
Mattos LV, Jacobs G, Davis BH, Noronha FB (2012) Chem Rev 112:4094
Choong CKS, Huang L, Zhong Z, Lin J, Hong L, Chen L (2011) Appl Catal A Gen 407:155
Djinović P, Levec J, Pintar A (2008) Catal Today 138:222
Märgineanu P, Olariu A (1967) J Catal 8:359
Seo JG, Youn MH, Chung JS, Song IK (2010) J Ind Eng Chem 16:795
Li Z, Hu X, Zhang L, Liu S, Lu G (2012) Appl Catal A Gen 417:281
Zangouei M, Moghaddam AZ, Arasteh M (2001) Chem Eng Res Des 212:17
Luo MF, Zhong YJ, Yuan XX, Zheng XM (1997) Appl Catal A Gen 162:121
Lu CM, Lin YM, Wang I (2000) Appl Catal A Gen 198:223
Courbon H, Hermann JM, Pichat P (1985) J Catal 95:539
Goula MA, Kontou SK, Tsiakaras PE (2004) Appl Catal B Environ 49:135
Biswas P, Kunzru D (2007) Int J Hydrog Energy 32:969
Akande AJ, Idem RO, Dalai AK (2005) Appl Catal A Gen 287:159
Song H, Zhang L, Ozkan US (2007) Green Chem 9:686
Abelló S, Bolshak E, Montané D (2013) Appl Catal A Gen 450:261
Andonova S, Ávila CN, Arishtirova K, Bueno JMC, Damyanova S (2011) Appl Catal B 105:346
Resini C, Delgado MCH, Presto S, Alemany LJ, Riani P, Marazza R, Ramis G, Busca G (2008) Int J Hydrog Energy 33:3728
Vizcaíno AJ, Carrero A, Calles JA (2007) Int J Hydrog Energy 32:1450
Biswas P, Kunzru D (2007) Catal Lett 118:36
Cunha AF, Wu YJ, Santos JC, Rodrigues AE (2013) Chem Eng Res Des 91:582
Velu S, Gangwal SK (2006) Solid State Ionics 177:803
Sachtler WM, Plank PVD (1969) Surf Sci 18:62
Zanchet D, Santos JBO, Damyanova S, Gallo JMR, Bueno JMC (2015) ACS Catal 5:3841
Akiyama M, Oki Y, Nagai M (2012) Catal Today 181:4
Alberton AL, Souza MMVM, Schmal M (2007) Catal Today 123:257
Wu YJ, Santos JC, Li P, Yu JG, Cunha AF, Rodrigues AE (2014) Can J Chem Eng 92:116
Mariño F, Boveri M, Baronetti G, Laborde M (2004) Int J Hydrog Energy 29:67
Natesakhawat S, Oktar O, Ozkan US (2005) J Mol Catal A Chem 241:133
Schneider M, Baiker A (1995) Catal Rev Sci Eng 37:515
Kung HH, Ko EI (1996) Chem Eng 64:203
Cansell F, Chevalier B, Demourgues A, Etourneau J, Even C, Pessey V, Petit S, Tressaud A, Weill F (1999) J Mater Chem 9:67
Pajonk GM (1991) Appl Catal 72:217
Elias KFM, Lucrédio AF, Assaf EM (2015) J Chem Eng Chem Res 2:488
Song JH, Han SJ, Yoo J, Park S, Kim DH, Song IK (2016) J Mol Catal A Chem 418–419:68
Leofanti G, Padovan M, Tozzola G, Venturelli B (1998) Catal Today 41:207
Glaves CL, Brinker CJ, Smith DM, Davis PJ (1989) Chem Mater 1:34
Pierre AC, Elaloui E, Pajonk GM (1998) Langmuir 14:66
Wu Z-G, Zhao Y-X, Liu D-S (2004) Microporous Mesoporous Mater 68:127
Han SJ, Bang Y, Yoo J, Kang KH, Song JH, Seo JG, Song IK (2013) Int J Hydrog Energy 38:15119
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Global Frontier R&D Program on Center for Multiscale Energy System funded by the National Research Foundation under the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning, Korea (20110031575).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding authors
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Song, J.H., Han, S.J. & Song, I.K. Hydrogen Production by Steam Reforming of Ethanol Over Mesoporous Ni–Al2O3–ZrO2 Catalysts. Catal Surv Asia 21, 114–129 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10563-017-9230-5
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10563-017-9230-5