Acid activation of montmorillonite and its application for production of hydrogen via steam reforming of dimethyl ether

GAO Tian-yu; ZHAO Yong-hua; ZHENG Ze; ZHANG Qi-jian; LIU Hui-min; WANG Huan; FENG Xiao-qian; MENG Qing-run

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60103-2

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Oct. 2021

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GAO Tian-yu, ZHAO Yong-hua, ZHENG Ze, ZHANG Qi-jian, LIU Hui-min, WANG Huan, FENG Xiao-qian, MENG Qing-run. Acid activation of montmorillonite and its application for production of hydrogen via steam reforming of dimethyl ether[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(10): 1495-1503. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60103-2

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GAO Tian-yu, ZHAO Yong-hua, ZHENG Ze, ZHANG Qi-jian, LIU Hui-min, WANG Huan, FENG Xiao-qian, MENG Qing-run. Acid activation of montmorillonite and its application for production of hydrogen via steam reforming of dimethyl ether[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(10): 1495-1503. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60103-2

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GAO Tian-yu, ZHAO Yong-hua, ZHENG Ze, ZHANG Qi-jian, LIU Hui-min, WANG Huan, FENG Xiao-qian, MENG Qing-run. Acid activation of montmorillonite and its application for production of hydrogen via steam reforming of dimethyl ether[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(10): 1495-1503. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60103-2

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Acid activation of montmorillonite and its application for production of hydrogen via steam reforming of dimethyl ether

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60103-2

School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou 121001, China

Funds: The project was supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (22075120), Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (2019-ZD-0699) and the Key Projects of Liaoning Province Education Department of China (JZL202015405)

Received Date: 2021-03-03
Rev Recd Date: 2021-04-16

Available Online: 2021-05-28

Publish Date: 2021-10-30

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A series of acid-activated montmorillonites (Acid-MMTs) were prepared via Na-montmorillonite treated with nitric acid solution at different treatment temperature and time. And the Acid-MMTs used as solid acid were physically mixed with commercial Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ to obtain bifunctional catalysts for steam reforming of dimethyl ether (SRD) reaction. The results showed that the structure, texture and acidity of Acid-MMTs were significantly changed compared with Na-MMT, which was dependent on the acid treatment conditions. The structure and acidity of Acid-MMTs obviously affected the SRD performance over bifunctional catalyst. The bifunctional catalyst composed of the Na-MMT activated in 20% nitric acid solution at 80 ℃ for 12 h (Acid-MMT-80/12) and Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ exhibited the best SRD performance, with the dimethyl ether conversion and H₂ yield reaching 97% and 94% under the conditions of p =0.1 MPa, t =350 ℃, GHSV=3000 h⁻¹, respectively, and DME conversion and H₂ yield remained basically constant in 10 h, indicating that the catalyst had better stability.
- dimethyl ether,
- steam reforming,
- hydrogen production,
- acid-activated montmorillonite,
- Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃

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