Synthesis gas production from bio-oil: Steam reforming of ethanol as a model compound

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Abstract

Using original hydrothermal technology honeycomb corundum monoliths with a peculiar porous structure and high water-adsorbing capacity facilitating procedures of active component loading have been produced. The detailed study of ethanol steam reforming over Ru/Ce0.5Zr0.5O 2(CZ), Ru/Ce0.4Zr0.4Sm0.2O 2-(δ + γ)Al2O3 (granulated) and Ru/Ce0.4Zr0.4Sm0.2O2/α-Al 2O3 (monolithic) has been performed. It has been revealed that the main route of the reaction over Ru/CZ is ethanol dehydrogenation while ethanol dehydration into ethylene mainly occurs over Ru/CZS-Al2O 3. Variation of the H2O-EtOH ratio, contact time and temperature allows hydrogen and CO yield to be governed. The monolithic catalyst has shown a high performance and stability at short contact time (0.1-0.4 s) and low water concentration (H2O-EtOH ∼ 1-3).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37964-37972
Number of pages9
JournalRSC Advances
Volume4
Issue number72
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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