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Effect of Calcination Time on the Catalytic Activity of Ni/γ-Al2O3 Cordierite Monolith for Dry Reforming of Biogas

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dc.contributor.author Srinivas, Appari
dc.contributor.author Roy, Banasri
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-07T11:00:19Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-07T11:00:19Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.uri https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319920343317
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.bits-pilani.ac.in:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2628
dc.description.abstract Ni/γ-Al2O3 wash coated cordierite monolith catalysts are calcined in air at 800 °C for 4, 10, and 20 h in order to study the effect of calcination time on the activity of the catalysts for dry reforming of model biogas. Catalytic activity studies are performed at 800 °C with three different CH4/CO2 ratios of 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0. The catalyst calcined for the longest time (C-20) displays higher stability and activity in terms of CH4 and CO2 conversion compared to those calcined for 4 h (C-4) and 10 h (C-10). XRD data and TPR analysis detect the maximum amount of NiAl2O4/MgAl2O4 phases and strongest metal-support interaction, respectively, for the C-20 sample. FESEM reveals the particle size of the calcined and reduced C-20 sample to be smaller than that of the C-4 and C-10 samples. Whereas, H2 pulse-chemisorption characterization demonstrates the highest metal surface area, metal dispersion, and smallest Ni particle size for the C-20 catalyst. While, no carbon deposition on any catalyst occurs for the CH4/CO2 ratio of one, lowest amount of carbon nanotubes is formed on the C-20 sample for the CH4/CO2 ratio of 1.5 and 2.0, as observe by DTA-TGA. EDX reveals concentration variation of Mg and Si from the cordierite monolith wall along the thickness of the coating for all the samples. In addition, the maximum amount of these elements is observed for the calcined C-20 catalyst coating. These implies that the diffusion of Mg and Si from the cordierite monolith to the catalyst coating during calcination contribute significantly in controlling the physicochemical properties of the catalysts. As a result, the higher stability and activity of the C-20 could be attributed to the formation of higher amount of the Ni– Mg- alumina spinel complex in the catalyst coating during longer calcination time, which leads to the improved metal-support interaction and higher nickel dispersion over monolith. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsiever en_US
dc.subject Chemical Engineering en_US
dc.subject Biogas en_US
dc.subject Dry reforming en_US
dc.subject Monolith en_US
dc.subject Metal-support interaction en_US
dc.subject Stability en_US
dc.title Effect of Calcination Time on the Catalytic Activity of Ni/γ-Al2O3 Cordierite Monolith for Dry Reforming of Biogas en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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