Ru-Containing Catalysts for Methanol and Ethanol Steam Reforming in Conventional and Membrane Reactors
- Authors: Lytkina A.A.1, Mironova E.Y.1, Orekhova N.V.1, Ermilova M.M.1, Yaroslavtsev A.B.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 55, No 6 (2019)
- Pages: 547-555
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0020-1685/article/view/158702
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168519060104
- ID: 158702
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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.
About the authors
A. A. Lytkina
Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
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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