$ CH_{4} $ reforming with $ CO_{2} $ for syngas production over nickel catalysts supported on mesoporous nanostructured γ-$ Al_{2} %$ O_{3} $

Abstract Nanostructured γ-$ Al_{2} %$ O_{3} $ with high surface area and mesoporous structure was synthesized by sol-gel method and employed as catalyst support for nickel catalysts in methane reforming with carbon dioxide. The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, BET, TPR, TPH, SEM and TPO t...
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Abstract Nanostructured γ-$ Al_{2} %$ O_{3} $ with high surface area and mesoporous structure was synthesized by sol-gel method and employed as catalyst support for nickel catalysts in methane reforming with carbon dioxide. The prepared samples were characterized by XRD, BET, TPR, TPH, SEM and TPO techniques. The BET analysis showed a high surface area of $ 204m^{2} %$ g^{−1} $ and a narrow pore-size distribution centered at a diameter of 5.5 nm for catalyst support. The results revealed that an increase in nickel loading from 5 to 15 wt% decreased the surface area of catalyst from 182 to 160 $ m^{2} %$ g^{−1} $. In addition, the catalytic results showed an increase in methane conversion with increase in nickel content. TPO analysis revealed that the coke deposition increased with increasing in nickel loading, and the catalyst with 15 wt% of nickel showed the highest degree of carbon formation. SEM and TPH analyses confirmed the formation of whisker type carbon over the spent catalysts. Increasing $ CO_{2} $/$ CH_{4} $ ratio increased the methane conversion. The BET analysis of spent catalysts indicated that the mesoporous structure of catalysts still remained after reaction. Ausführliche Beschreibung