Research Article

Pt-Co and Pt-Ni Catalysts of Low Metal Content for H2 Production by Reforming of Oxygenated Hydrocarbons and Comparison with Reported Pt-Based Catalysts

Table 3

Stability of the catalysts in APR of aqueous ethylene glycol (10%w).

CatalystMetalT]t (%)104 × rdl (metal/cat·h)CokeT]t (%)104 × rdf (coke/cat·h)
0 h10 h3 h10 h

Pt-IWI0.980.970.11.31.98.6
Pt-UMC0.990.980.10.91.24.3
PtCo-IWI4.074.010.61.21.42.8
PtCo-UMC3.843.820.21.11.21.4
PtNi-IWI4.114.030.82.83.611.4
PtNi-UMC3.953.900.52.83.48.6
NiCo-IWI6.005.920.82.43.414.3
NiCo-UMC5.865.830.32.52.72.9

Reaction conditions: 498 K, 22 bar, WHSV = 2.34 h−1, LHSV = 0.86 h−1, and TOS = 10 (h); MetalT]t: total metal content on coke-free catalyst at (t) hour on-stream; CokeT]t: coke deposited on the catalyst at (t) hour on-stream; rdl: leaching deactivation rate; rdf: fouling deactivation rate.