Effect of WOx Over Ni/Hydrotalcite Catalysts to Produce Hydrogen from Ethanol

Effect of WOx Over Ni/Hydrotalcite Catalysts to Produce Hydrogen from Ethanol

J.L. ContrerasM.A. Ortiz G.A. Fuentes M. Ortega R. Luna M. Gordon J. Salmones B. Zeifert L. Nuño T. Vázquez 

Depto. de Energía, CBI, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco, Av. Sn. Pablo 180 Col. Reynosa, Azcapotzalco C.P.02200 México D.F.

Depto. de IPH, CBI, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, México, D.F.

Centro de Nanotecnologia del IPN, UPALM, Zacatenco, México, D.F.

ESIQIE, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Prof. UPALM, México, D. F., 07738

Corresponding Author Email: 
jlcl@correo.azc.uam.mx
Page: 
157-163
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.14447/jnmes.v15i3.60
Received: 
27 November 2011
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Accepted: 
10 February 2012
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Abstract: 

The effect of WOx over Ni-hydrotalcite catalysts to produce H2by ethanol steam reforming was studied. The catalysts were characterized by N2 physisorption (BET area), X-ray diffraction, Infrared and UV-vis spectroscopies. The W concentration ranged from 0.5 to 3 wt%. As W concentration increased, the intensity of XRD reflections of the Ni catalysts decreased. The porous structure of the materials consisted of parallel layers with a monomodal mesoporous distribution. The surface groups detected by IR were: -OH, Al-OH, Mg-OH, W=O and CO32-. UV-vis results suggested that Ni2+ ions were substituted by W ions. The catalytic evaluations were made in a fixed bed reactor using a water/ethanol mol ratio of 4 at 450°C. Catalysts with low loadings of W (0.5 and 1%) showed the highest H2production and stability. W promoted the conversion of ethanol towards hydrogen in the case of the Ni-hydrotalcite catalysts. The reaction products were; H2, CO2, CH3CHO, CH4 and C2H4. The catalysts did not produce CO.

Keywords: 

Hydrogen, Ni, WOx, Hydrotalcite, Ethanol

1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Universi-dad Autónoma Metropolitana-Azcapotzalco and UAM-Iztapalapa and the Instituto Politécnico Nacional of México.

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