The steam reforming of methane to produce hydrogen as an energy source over 10 wt% Ni/CeO2-ZrO2 catalyst on the alumina-coated honeycomb monoliths was carried out. Among the catalysts having different Ce/Zr ratio, the catalyst Ni/CeO2-ZrO2 (Ce/Zr=4/1)...
The steam reforming of methane to produce hydrogen as an energy source over 10 wt% Ni/CeO2-ZrO2 catalyst on the alumina-coated honeycomb monoliths was carried out. Among the catalysts having different Ce/Zr ratio, the catalyst Ni/CeO2-ZrO2 (Ce/Zr=4/1) showed the highest methane conversion at 700~800℃. It is confirmed that 10 wt% Ni/CeO2-ZrO2catalyst loaded on the alumina-coated honeycomb monoliths has a better catalytic performance than powder type catalyst due to higher thermal conductivity and large specific contact area of the monolith. In addition, the catalyst Ni/CeO2-ZrO2 (Ce/Zr=4/1) loaded on the alumina-coated honeycomb has a strong resistance at high hydrogen appearance caused by excess steam in the feed. Compared to the powder form of Ni/CeO2-ZrO2, the catalyst loaded on honeycomb structure showed much higher methane conversion (>98%) at the condition of GHSV=30,000h-1, feed ratio H2O/CH4=3.0 and reaction temperature 800℃. The ratio of CO2/CO in the productincreases with the increased ratio of steam/methane due to forward water-gas shift reaction promoted by excess steam in reactant.
Key words: monolith catalyst; steam reforming; Ni/CeO2-ZrO2