Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (9): 1520-1528.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(14)60095-4

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Effects of Nd, Ce, and La modification on catalytic performance of Ni/SBA-15 catalyst in CO2 reforming of CH4

Huimin Liu, Yuming Li, Hao Wu, Weiwei Yang, Dehua He   

  1. Innovative Catalysis Program, Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2014-02-14 Revised:2014-03-25 Online:2014-08-19 Published:2014-08-22
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    This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2011CB201405) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21073104, 20921001).

Abstract:

Rare-earth metal (Nd, Ce, and La) oxides modified Ni/SBA-15 catalysts were prepared by a β-cyclodextrin-modified impregnation method. The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were characterized using X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption-desorption, temperature-programmed reduction, and thermogravimetric analysis. The catalytic performance of the catalysts was evaluated in the CO2 reforming of CH4 to syngas. The characterization results showed that Nd, Ce, and La modification had little effect on the textural structures and crystalline phases of the obtained catalysts but influenced the reduction of NiO species. Addition of Nd favored interactions between Ni and SiO2, possibly as a result of the formation of Ni-Nd-O species. The results for the CO2 reforming of CH4 revealed that the addition of suitable amounts of Nd (5-10 wt%) improved the catalytic activity and stability. A small amount of carbon was deposited over the used Nd-modified catalysts. The properties of Ni/SBA-15 catalysts modified with La and Ce were similar to those of the Nd-modified catalysts.

Key words: Rare earth metal, Nd modification, Nickel, SBA-15 catalyst, Carbon dioxide reforming of methane, Carbon deposition