Flame Pyrolysis Synthesis of Mixed Oxides for Glycerol Steam Reforming
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials’ Preparation
2.2. Catalysts’ Characterisation
2.3. Catalytic Activity Testing
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Catalysts’ Characterisation
3.2. Catalytic Activity
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Composition | Code | BET SSA (m2/g) | Micropore SSA (m2/g) | Crystal Size (nm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
La0.3Zr0.7NiO3 | a | 63 | 11 | 28 |
10 wt% Ni/(0.3La2O3–0.7ZrO2) | b | 44 | 4 | 35 |
La0.8Sr0.2NiO3 | c | 56 | 13 | 17 |
CeNiO3 | d | 62 | 14 | 22 |
La0.3Ce0.7NiO3 | e | 57 | 14 | 20 |
10 wt% Ni/(0.3La2O3–0.7CeO2) | f | 46 | 7 | 27 |
LaNiO3 | g | 53 | 9 | 14 |
Sample | ∆wt (%) | T °C | ∆wt (%) | T °C | ∆wt (%) | T °C | ∆wt (%) | T °C | ∆wt (%) | T °C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
La0.3Zr0.7NiO3 | 5.7 | 100–400 | −1.4 | 500–650 | ||||||
10 wt% Ni/(0.3La2O3–0.7ZrO2) | 1.0 | 200–400 | −2.3 | 400–600 | ||||||
La0.8Sr0.2NiO3 | −1.5 | 250–300 | 4.9 | 300–500 | −2.5 | 650–700 | −1.5 | 700–750 | −1.5 | 800–850 |
CeNiO3 | 4.9 | 200–400 | ||||||||
La0.3Ce0.7NiO3 | 5 | 100–400 | ||||||||
10 wt% Ni/(0.3La2O3–0.7CeO2) | 1.6 | 150–400 | ||||||||
LaNiO3 | −0.6 | 260–310 | 3.9 | 310–600 | −1.5 | 600–750 | −0.5 | 850–900 | −0.3 | 950–1000 |
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Conte, F.; Esposito, S.; Dal Santo, V.; Di Michele, A.; Ramis, G.; Rossetti, I. Flame Pyrolysis Synthesis of Mixed Oxides for Glycerol Steam Reforming. Materials 2021, 14, 652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14030652
Conte F, Esposito S, Dal Santo V, Di Michele A, Ramis G, Rossetti I. Flame Pyrolysis Synthesis of Mixed Oxides for Glycerol Steam Reforming. Materials. 2021; 14(3):652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14030652
Chicago/Turabian StyleConte, Francesco, Serena Esposito, Vladimiro Dal Santo, Alessandro Di Michele, Gianguido Ramis, and Ilenia Rossetti. 2021. "Flame Pyrolysis Synthesis of Mixed Oxides for Glycerol Steam Reforming" Materials 14, no. 3: 652. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14030652