Ru-Containing Catalysts for Methanol and Ethanol Steam Reforming in Conventional and Membrane Reactors


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Abstract

We have carried out a comparative study of the catalytic activity of nanostructured M–Ru (M = Pt, Pd, Rh) bimetallic catalysts supported on detonation nanodiamond (DND) for methanol steam reforming (MSR) and ethanol steam reforming (ESR) processes in a conventional and a membrane reactor. The catalysts have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and BET measurements. In the ESR process, the highest hydrogen yield is ensured by the Pt–Ru/DND catalyst, whereas the Ru–Rh/DND catalyst exhibits the highest activity for the MSR reaction. Our results demonstrate that, if the processes in question are run in a membrane reactor with a Pd–Ru membrane, there is a stable hydrogen flow, free of CO and other impurities, in the permeate zone even at temperatures on the order of 400°C.

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A. A. Lytkina

Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Email: lytkina@ips.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 29, Moscow, 119991

E. Yu. Mironova

Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: lytkina@ips.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 29, Moscow, 119991

N. V. Orekhova

Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: lytkina@ips.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 29, Moscow, 119991

M. M. Ermilova

Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: lytkina@ips.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 29, Moscow, 119991

A. B. Yaroslavtsev

Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences; Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: lytkina@ips.ac.ru
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 29, Moscow, 119991; Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119991

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