TY - JOUR
T1 - Kinetic Model of Catalytic Steam Gasification of 2-Methoxy-4-Methylphenol Using 5% Ni–0.25% Ru/γAl2 O3 in a CREC-Riser Simulator
AU - Hernandez, Alán Rubén Calzada
AU - Rosales, Benito Serrano
AU - de Lasa, Hugo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Hydrogen is an energy vector with a great potential due its ample range of applications and clean combustion cycle. Hydrogen can be produced through biomass steam gasification, with novel catalysts being of significant value to implement this process. With this goal in mind, in the present study, 5 wt % Ni/γAl2 O3 promoted with 0.25 wt % Ru was synthesized and characterized. It is assumed that ruthenium facilitates hydrogen transfer to nickel oxide sites, promoting a hydrogen spillover effect, with the H2 adsorbed on Ru being transported to Ni sites. To describe chemical changes, the present study considers a kinetic model involving Langmuir–Hinshelwood-based rate equations, as a sum of independent reactions, with this being applied to the steam gasification of 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (2M4MP). This tar biomass surrogate was studied in a fluidized CREC (Chemical Reactor Engineering Centre) Riser Simulator reactor, at different reaction times (5, 20 and 30 s.) and temperatures (550◦ C, 600◦ C and 650◦ C). The proposed kinetics model was fitted to the experimentally observed H2, CO2, CO, CH4 and H2 O concentrations, with the estimated pre-exponential factors and activation energies being in accordance with the reported literature data. It is anticipated that the postulated model could be of significant value for the modeling of other biomass conversion processes for hydrogen production using other supported catalysts.
AB - Hydrogen is an energy vector with a great potential due its ample range of applications and clean combustion cycle. Hydrogen can be produced through biomass steam gasification, with novel catalysts being of significant value to implement this process. With this goal in mind, in the present study, 5 wt % Ni/γAl2 O3 promoted with 0.25 wt % Ru was synthesized and characterized. It is assumed that ruthenium facilitates hydrogen transfer to nickel oxide sites, promoting a hydrogen spillover effect, with the H2 adsorbed on Ru being transported to Ni sites. To describe chemical changes, the present study considers a kinetic model involving Langmuir–Hinshelwood-based rate equations, as a sum of independent reactions, with this being applied to the steam gasification of 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol (2M4MP). This tar biomass surrogate was studied in a fluidized CREC (Chemical Reactor Engineering Centre) Riser Simulator reactor, at different reaction times (5, 20 and 30 s.) and temperatures (550◦ C, 600◦ C and 650◦ C). The proposed kinetics model was fitted to the experimentally observed H2, CO2, CO, CH4 and H2 O concentrations, with the estimated pre-exponential factors and activation energies being in accordance with the reported literature data. It is anticipated that the postulated model could be of significant value for the modeling of other biomass conversion processes for hydrogen production using other supported catalysts.
KW - Gasification
KW - Hydrogen
KW - Kinetic model
KW - Nickel
KW - Ruthenium
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85125398673&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/catal12030282
DO - 10.3390/catal12030282
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85125398673
SN - 2073-4344
VL - 12
JO - Catalysts
JF - Catalysts
IS - 3
M1 - 282
ER -