Hydrogen and syngas production by methane dry reforming on SBA-15 supported nickel catalysts: On the effect of promotion by Ce0.75Zr0.25O2 mixed oxide

In this work, the effects of doping Ni-based SBA-15 catalysts with Ceria Zirconia mixed oxide (CZ) on the activity and stability of these catalysts during syngas production by methane dry reforming (MDR) were investigated and compared with the activity and stability of unmodified Ni/SBA-15. The above catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation (IWI) with different impregnation strategy. The samples were characterized by nitrogen physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), temperature programmed reduction (TPR) and H-2 chemisorption. The results indicated that the unmodified Ni/SBA-15 showed clear deactivation especially in the first period of the stability test and between 600 degrees C and 630 degrees C during the activity test whereas the CZ modified samples had better stability. Copyright (c) 2012, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.