Regenerability of a Ni catalyst in the in-line catalytic steam reforming of biomass pyrolysis volatiles

A study has been carried out of the regenerability of a commercial Ni catalyst used in the steam reforming of volatiles from biomass pyrolysis, determining the evolution of the reaction indices in successive reaction-regeneration cycles. The causes of catalyst deactivation (coke deposition and Ni si...

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Autores: Arregi Joaristi, Aitor, López Zabalbeitia, Gartzen, Amutio Izaguirre, Maider, Barbarias Barainka, Itsaso, Santamaría Moreno, Laura, Bilbao Elorriaga, Javier, Olazar Aurrecoechea, Martin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/65961
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/65961
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:biomass
pyrolysis
reforming
hydrogen
deactivation
regeneration
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Sumario:A study has been carried out of the regenerability of a commercial Ni catalyst used in the steam reforming of volatiles from biomass pyrolysis, determining the evolution of the reaction indices in successive reaction-regeneration cycles. The causes of catalyst deactivation (coke deposition and Ni sintering) have been ascertain characterizing the deactivated and regenerated catalysts by TPO, TEM, TPR and XRD. Catalyst activity is not fully recovered by coke combustion in the first cycles due to the irreversible deactivation by Ni sintering, but the catalyst reaches a pseudo-stable state beyond the fourth cycle, reproducing its behaviour in subsequent cycles.