Synthesis, characterization and performance evaluation of Ni/Al 2O3 catalysts for reforming of crude ethanol for hydrogen production

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-175

  Akande, Abayomi J ^a,b   Idem, Raphael O ^a   Dalai, Ajay K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conversion; Crude ethanol reforming; Crystallite size; Ni Al2O3 catalysts; Reducibility; Synthesis method

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; ETHANOL; HYDROGEN; IMPREGNATION; NICKEL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CONVERSION; CRUDE ETHANOL REFORMING; CRYSTALLITE SIZES; NI-AL2O3 CATALYSTS; REDUCIBILITY; SYNTHESIS METHOD;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 20344390777     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2005.03.046     Document Type: Article

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