Structural and mechanistic aspects of low temperature steam reforming of ethanol over supported Pt catalysts

Summarization: Among the various technologies which have been proposed for production of hydrogen, steam reforming of ethanol seems to be environmentally attractive, since ethanol can be produced from renewable biomass [1-4]. Reformation of ethanol at low temperatures offers improved energy balance and reduced CO concentration in the reformate gas. The catalytic performance of Pt dispersed on Al2O3, CeO2 and ZrO2 is investigated with respect to the nature of the support and dispersion of Pt. Mechanistic aspects of the reaction are also investigated.Παρουσιάστηκε στο: 8th International Conference on Environmental Catalysi