A nickel doped perovskite catalyst for reforming methane rich biogas with minimal carbon deposition

Evans, Samuel E.; Staniforth, John Z.; Darton, Richard J.; Ormerod, R. Mark

Abstract

A novel nickel-doped strontium zirconate perovskite catalyst for biogas reforming has been synthesised using a green, low temperature hydrothermal synthesis. The catalyst has been shown to be very efficient towards the conversion of methane-rich biogas at relatively low temperatures with high selectivity towards synthesis gas formation and extremely good resistance to carbon deposition in carbon-rich reaction mixtures. The catalyst displays very low carbon deposition which does not increase over time, and as a result shows excellent stability. The use of a catalyst produced by a low temperature hydrothermal route provides a potentially very attractive and sustainable source of useful chemicals from biogas that otherwise might be vented wastefully and detrimentally into the atmosphere.

Citation

Evans, S. E., Staniforth, J. Z., Darton, R. J., & Ormerod, R. M. (2014). A nickel doped perovskite catalyst for reforming methane rich biogas with minimal carbon deposition. Green Chemistry, 16(10), 4587-4594. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4gc00782d

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 31, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Jul 31, 2014
• Publication Date: Sep 23, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jun 14, 2023
• Journal: Green Chem.
• Print ISSN: 1463-9262
• Electronic ISSN: 1463-9270
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 4587-4594
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c4gc00782d
• Keywords: Pollution; Environmental Chemistry
• Additional Information: : This document is CrossCheck deposited; : Samuel E. Evans (ResearcherID); : Richard J. Darton (ResearcherID); : The Royal Society of Chemistry has an exclusive publication licence for this journal; OPEN ACCESS: The accepted version of this article will be made freely available after a 12 month embargo period; : Received 30 April 2014; Accepted 31 July 2014; Accepted Manuscript published 31 July 2014; Advance Article published 7 August 2014; Version of Record published 23 September 2014