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- Title
NANOSTRUCTURED Pt/Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> CATALYST FOR THE PARTIAL OXIDATION OF METHANE TO SYNGAS.
- Authors
Akhlaghian, Faranak; Mohajeri, Ali; Towfighi, Jafar
- Abstract
Nanostructured Pt/Al2O3 catalysts were synthesized using sol-gel method and washcoated on a cordierite honeycomb monolith. Fresh catalysts were structurally characterized via X-ray diffraction, temperature programmed reduction, transmission electron microscopy, specific surface surface area and porosimetry techniques. The activity of the nanostructured Pt/Al2O3 catalyst was evaluated for partial oxidation of methane to syngas, showing stable performance of the catalyst. In the latter part of this work, a central composite design was performed to study catalytic tests. Furnace temperature, methane flow rate and methane composition in feed were considered as independent variables, whereas methane conversion and CO and H2 selectivities were considered as responses. Empirical models of the responses were obtained, and their adequacies were assessed by analyzing of the variance. Optimal process parameters, which obtain the maximum responses, were also determined.
- Publication
Petroleum & Coal, 2014, Vol 56, Issue 1, p99
- ISSN
1335-3055
- Publication type
Academic Journal