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bce ›› 2016, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (4): 6-12.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5854.2016.04.002

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Electrochemical Catalytic Steam Reforming of m-Cresol with Ni-CeO2/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst

RAN Ze-peng, LU Qiang, WANG Xin, HU Bin, DONG Chang-qing   

  1. National Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Power Generation Equipment, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2015-12-28 Online:2016-07-31 Published:2016-10-08

Abstract: m-Cresol was selected as the oxygenated model compound of biomass gasification tar to study the electrochemical catalytic steam reforming using the Ni-CeO2/γ-Al2O3 as catalyst. Experiments were carried out to reveal the effects of electric current intensity and reforming temperature on the m-cresol conversion, product gas composition and carbon deposition of the catalyst. In addition, the stability tests at 600℃ were conducted to evaluate the stability of the catalyst and the improving effect of the electric current on the catalyst stability.The results indicated that the electrochemical catalytic method significantly improved the reforming efficiency of the m-cresol.The conversion rate reached ashigh as 99.7% at 700 ℃ and electric current of 3A with 2.4g catalyst in the vertical tube furnace.The elevation of the temperature and current intensity could increase the CO volume fraction, and decrease the concentrations of CO2 and H2.Furthermore, the presence of the electric current also reduced the carbon deposition on the catalyst and enhanced the stability of the catalyst.

Key words: tar, electrochemical catalytic steam reforming, m-cresol, Ni-CeO2/γ-Al2O3

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