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Iminabo, John Tamunosaki and Iminabo, Misel and Yip, Alex C. K. and Pang, Shusheng (2023) Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Production via Dry and Steam Reforming of Methane in Simulated Producer Gas over ZSM-5-Supported Trimetallic Catalysts. Energies, 16 (22). p. 7518. ISSN 1996-1073

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Abstract

This study investigated the production of hydrogen-rich syngas from renewable sources using durable and efficient catalysts. Specifically, the research focused on steam methane reforming (SRM) and dry methane reforming (DRM) of simulated producer gas from biomass steam gasification in a fluidized bed reactor. The catalysts tested are ZSM-5-supported nickel-iron-cobalt-based trimetallic catalysts in different ratios, which were prepared via the wet impregnation method. Synthesized catalysts were characterized using XRD, BET, H2-TPR, and SEM techniques. The results of the SRM with the simulated producer gas showed that the 20%Ni-20%Fe-10%Co/ZSM-5 trimetallic catalyst, at a gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 12 L·h−1·g−1 and reaction temperature of 800 °C, achieved the highest CH4 conversion (74.8%) and highest H2 yield (65.59%) with CO2 conversion (36.05%). Comparing the performance of the SRM and DRM of the simulated producer gas with the 20%Ni-20%Fe-10%Co/ZSM5 at a GHSV of 36 L·h−1·g−1 and 800 °C, they achieved a CH4 conversion of 67.18% and 64.43%, a CO2 conversion of 43.01% and 52.1%, and a H2 yield of 55.49% and 42.02%, respectively. This trimetallic catalyst demonstrated effective inhibition of carbon formation and sintering, with only 2.6 wt.% carbon deposition observed from the thermo-gravimetric analysis of the used catalyst from the SRM of the simulated producer gas, thus promoting the potential of the ZSM-5-supported trimetallic catalysts in methane reforming.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: GO for ARCHIVE > Multidisciplinary
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email support@goforarchive.com
Date Deposited: 11 Nov 2023 06:11
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2023 06:11
URI: http://eprints.go4mailburst.com/id/eprint/1737

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