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Effect of NI loading on SBA-15 synthesized from palm oil fuel ash waste for hydrogen production via CH4 dry reforming

Abdullah, N. and Ainirazali, N. and Chong, C. C. and Razak, H. A. and Setiabudi, H. D. and Chin, S. Y. and Jalil, A. A. (2020) Effect of NI loading on SBA-15 synthesized from palm oil fuel ash waste for hydrogen production via CH4 dry reforming. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (36). pp. 18411-18425. ISSN 0360-3199

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.093

Abstract

The successful synthesis of SBA-15 using silica source extracted from palm oil fuel ash (POFA) was proven with the presence of mesostructure characteristics as evidenced by low angle XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms and TEM. Different amounts of Ni were loaded on the synthesized SBA-15(POFA) using the impregnation method at 80 °C. The influence of Ni loading over the Ni/SBA-15(POFA) physiochemical properties and CO2 reforming of CH4 (CRM) were investigated in a stainless steel fixed-bed reactor at 800 °C and atmospheric pressure with 1:1 CO2:CH4 volumetric feed composition. An increment in Ni loading on SBA-15(POFA) from 1 to 5 wt% decreased the BET surface area and crystallinity of catalyst as proven by N2 adsorption–desorption and XRD analysis. The catalytic performance of CRM followed the sequence of 3 wt% > 5 wt% > 2 wt% > 1 wt% -Ni/SBA-15(POFA). This result was owing to the even distribution of Ni and good Ni–O–Si interaction of 3 wt% Ni/SBA-15(POFA) as proved by TEM, FTIR and XPS. Lowest H2/CO ratio and catalyst activity and stability of 1 wt% Ni/SBA-15(POFA) were due to the weaker Ni–O–Si interaction and small amount of basic sites that favor the reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction and carbon formation. The recent finding indicates that a quantity as small as 3 wt% Ni loaded onto SBA-15(POFA) could elicit outstanding catalytic performance in CRM, which was comparable with 10 wt% Ni loading catalysts reported in literature.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:CO2 reforming, Ni support interaction, POFA
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical and Energy Engineering
ID Code:93058
Deposited By: Narimah Nawil
Deposited On:07 Nov 2021 05:54
Last Modified:07 Nov 2021 05:54

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