Glycerol steam conversion on nano-nickel containing composite materials

Abstract

The reaction of glycerol steam reforming on new composite materials as a catalysts, resulting from low-temperature wave transformation of the energy component and the Ni-containing particles was studied. We found that for μ-64,8 % Ni/C and μ-41 % Ni/C samples at moderate temperatures (520 °C) values of the glycerol conversion is comparable or even greater than for traditional 65 % Ni/SiO2–Al2O3-catalyst, and the composition of the resulting synthesis gas satisfies the requirements for methanol synthesis. With almost complete conversion of glycerol (t > 700 °C) there is a high selectivity to hydrogen (60 %), which may determine the application of new materials as catalysts for hydrogen production. There is possibility of glycerol with 80 % of water recycling to synthesis gas and hydrogen.