Interactions between CeO2 and NixPy for enhancing coking and sulfur resistance in autothermal reforming of liquid hydrocarbons

Fuel, Volume 96, June 2012, Pages 348–354
Interactions between CeO2 and NixPy for enhancing coking and sulfur resistance in autothermal reforming of liquid hydrocarbons
Lei Liu, Liang Hong
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, BLK E5 02-02, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore 117576, Singapore
Abstract
Researchers grew nickel phosphide (Ni_xP_y) on ceria and Gd-doped ceria (CGO) respectively.  They studied the resulting supported catalysts in the autothermal reforming reaction of a surrogate diesel fuel, comprised of n-dodecane, naphthalene and thiophene.
The commercial steam reforming catalyst was adopted as benchmark and displayed weaker resistance to coking and sulfur deactivation than the ceria-supported Ni_xP_y catalyst.
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