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Yusuf BO, Umar M, Kotob E, Abdulhakam A, Taialla OA, Awad MM, Hussain I, Alhooshani KR, Ganiyu SA. Recent Advances in Bimetallic Catalysts for Methane Steam Reforming in Hydrogen Production: Current Trends, Challenges, and Future Prospects. Chem Asian J 2023:e202300641. [PMID: 37740712 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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As energy demand continues to rise and the global population steadily grows, there is a growing interest in exploring alternative, clean, and renewable energy sources. The search for alternatives, such as green hydrogen, as both a fuel and an industrial feedstock, is intensifying. Methane steam reforming (MSR) has long been considered a primary method for hydrogen production, despite its numerous advantages, the activity and stability of the conventional Ni catalysts are major concerns due to carbon formation and metal sintering at high temperatures, posing significant drawbacks to the process. In recent years, significant attention has been given to bimetallic catalysts as a potential solution to overcome the challenges associated with methane steam reforming. Thus, this review focuses on the recent advancements in bimetallic catalysts for hydrogen production through methane steam reforming. The review explores various aspects including reactor type, catalyst selection, and the impact of different operating parameters such as reaction temperature, pressure, feed composition, reactor configuration, and feed and sweep gas flow rates. The analysis and discussion revolve around key performance indicators such as methane conversion, hydrogen recovery, and hydrogen yield.
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- Basiru O Yusuf
- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals (IRC-RAC), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals (IRC-RAC), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals (IRC-RAC), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals (IRC-RAC), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Angulo M, Agirre I, Arratibel A, Llosa Tanco MA, Pacheco Tanaka DA, Barrio VL. Pore flow-through catalytic membrane reactor for steam methane reforming: characterization and performance. REACT CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1re00571e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new reactor configuration with low Pd loadings allows good methane conversion results at low temperatures.
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- M. Angulo
- Bilbao Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Bilbao Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi Pasealekua 2, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi Pasealekua 2, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi Pasealekua 2, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- Bilbao Faculty of Engineering, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plaza Ingeniero Torres Quevedo 1, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Xu H, Li Z, Li Y, Song H. The interactive role of methane beyond a reactant in crude oil upgrading. Commun Chem 2021; 4:152. [PMID: 36697638 PMCID: PMC9814914 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-021-00590-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Crude oil upgrading under methane has been reported to be an economically and environmentally promising process, while the advantageous effect of methane beyond a reactant is not fully explained. In this work, the catalytic performances, physicochemical properties and regenerability of used catalysts after crude oil upgrading under methane and nitrogen are investigated by n-butylbenzene model compound studies, catalyst characterizations and density functional theory calculations. Comparing to nitrogen, methane exhibits a protective effect on the charged catalyst despite the limited conversion, leading to better product quality and catalyst stability. This protective effect is attributed to the interaction between methane and catalytic active sites, which mainly occurs in the internal pores of the zeolitic catalyst support, resulting in unique coke distribution and inhibition of metal deposition. The interactive role of methane beyond a reactant, which is previously underestimated, is suggested to be critical for better performances of catalysts in relevant reaction processes.
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- Hao Xu
- grid.22072.350000 0004 1936 7697Green Catalysis Research Group, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada
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- grid.22072.350000 0004 1936 7697Green Catalysis Research Group, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada
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- grid.22072.350000 0004 1936 7697Green Catalysis Research Group, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada
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- grid.22072.350000 0004 1936 7697Green Catalysis Research Group, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada
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Alrashed F, Zahid U. Comparative analysis of conventional steam methane reforming and PdAu membrane reactor for the hydrogen production. Comput Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2021.107497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Preparation of Eggshell-Type Ru/Al2O3 Catalysts for Hydrogen Production Using Steam-Methane Reforming on PEMFC. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11080951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ru-based eggshell-type catalysts, in which Ru is located at the outer region of the pellet, were prepared by the impregnation method, using spherically shaped γ-Al2O3 pellets for steam-methane reforming (SMR). Ru was only supported on the external region of the pellet because of the strong interaction between its precursor and the alumina pellet. The Ru precursor penetrated the inside of the pellet by adding nitric acid to the impregnation solution. The distribution and thickness of the Ru layer in the catalyst can be controlled using the HNO3/Ru molar ratio and contact time at the impregnation step. Among the catalysts, the graded eggshell-type catalyst showed the highest activity and long-term stability in the SMR reaction. In addition, in the daily startup and shutdown (DSS) operation, similar to the hydrogen production environment for domestic polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), the graded eggshell-type catalyst showed high activity and stability after multiple cycles. Based on the experimental studies, it was confirmed that Ru-based catalysts are suitable for steam-methane reforming for PEMFC.
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Saelee T, Lerdpongsiripaisarn M, Rittiruam M, Somdee S, Liu A, Praserthdam S, Praserthdam P. Experimental and computational investigation on underlying factors promoting high coke resistance in NiCo bimetallic catalysts during dry reforming of methane. Sci Rep 2021; 11:519. [PMID: 33436936 PMCID: PMC7804276 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80287-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Global warming remains one of the greatest challenges. One of the most prominent solutions is to close the carbon cycle by utilizing the greenhouse gas: CO2, and CH4, as a feedstock via the dry reforming of methane (DRM). This work provided an insight into how the NiCo bimetallic catalyst can perform with high stability against coking during DRM compared to the Ni and Co monometallic catalysts, in which the experimental and computational techniques based on density functional theory were performed. It was found that the high stability against coking found on the NiCo surface can be summarized into two key factors: (1) the role of Co weakening the bond between a Ni active site and coke (2) significantly high surface coke diffusion rate on NiCo. Moreover, the calculation of the surface fraction weighted rate of coke diffusion which modeled the real NiCo particle into four regions: Ni-dominant, Co-dominant, NiCo-dominant, and the mixed region consisting a comparable amount of the former there regions, have shown that the synthesis of a NiCo particle should be dominated with NiCo region while keeping the Ni-dominant, and Co-dominant regions to be as low as possible to facilitate coke diffusion and removal. Thus, to effectively utilize the coke-resistant property of NiCo catalyst for DRM, one should together combine its high coke diffusion rate with coke removal mechanisms such as oxidation or hydrogenation, especially at the final diffusion site, to ensure that there will not be enough coke at the final site that will cause back-diffusion.
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- Tinnakorn Saelee
- High-Performance Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- High-Performance Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- High-Performance Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- High-Performance Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
- Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- High-Performance Computing Unit (CECC-HCU), Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
- Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
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- Center of Excellence On Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering (CECC), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Martínez-Rodríguez A, Abánades A. Comparative Analysis of Energy and Exergy Performance of Hydrogen Production Methods. ENTROPY 2020; 22:e22111286. [PMID: 33287054 PMCID: PMC7712718 DOI: 10.3390/e22111286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The study of the viability of hydrogen production as a sustainable energy source is a current challenge, to satisfy the great world energy demand. There are several techniques to produce hydrogen, either mature or under development. The election of the hydrogen production method will have a high impact on practical sustainability of the hydrogen economy. An important profile for the viability of a process is the calculation of energy and exergy efficiencies, as well as their overall integration into the circular economy. To carry out theoretical energy and exergy analyses we have estimated proposed hydrogen production using different software (DWSIM and MATLAB) and reference conditions. The analysis consolidates methane reforming or auto-thermal reforming as the viable technologies at the present state of the art, with reasonable energy and exergy efficiencies, but pending on the impact of environmental constraints as CO2 emission countermeasures. However, natural gas or electrolysis show very promising results, and should be advanced in their technological and maturity scaling. Electrolysis shows a very good exergy efficiency due to the fact that electricity itself is a high exergy source. Pyrolysis exergy loses are mostly in the form of solid carbon material, which has a very high integration potential into the hydrogen economy.
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A Discussion on the Unique Features of Electrochemical Promotion of Catalysis (EPOC): Are We in the Right Path Towards Commercial Implementation? Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10111276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The phenomenon of “Non-Faradaic Electrochemical Modification of Catalytic Activity (NEMCA)” or “Electrochemical Promotion of Catalysis (EPOC)” has been extensively studied for the last decades. Its main strength, with respect to conventionally promoted catalytic systems, is its capability to modify in-situ the activity and/or selectivity of a catalyst by controlling the supply and removal of promoters upon electrical polarization. Previous reviews have summarized the main achievements in this field from both the scientific and technological points of view. However, to this date no commercial application of the EPOC phenomenon has been developed, although numerous advances have been made on the application of EPOC on catalyst nanostructures (closer to those employed in conventional catalytic systems), and on the development of scaled-up reactors suitable for EPOC application. The main bottleneck for EPOC commercialization is likely the choice of the right chemical process. Therefore, from our point of view, future efforts should focus on coupling the latest EPOC advances with the chemical processes where the EPOC phenomenon offers a competitive advantage, either from an environmental, a practical or an economic point of view. In this article, we discuss some of the most promising cases published to date and suggest future improvement strategies. The considered processes are: (i) ethylene epoxidation with environmentally friendly promoters, (ii) NOx storage and reduction under constant reaction atmosphere, (iii) CH4 steam reforming with in-situ catalyst regeneration, (iv) H2 production, storage and release under fixed temperature and pressure, and (v) EPOC-enhanced electrolysers.
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