Low temperature ethanol steam reforming: Selectivity control with lithium doping of Pt/m-ZrO2

Rajabi, Zahra; Martinelli, Michela; Upton, Gabriel F.; Watson, Caleb D.; Cronauer, Donald C.; Jeremy Kropf, A.; Jacobs, Gary

doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2022.06.018

Low temperature ethanol steam reforming: Selectivity control with lithium doping of Pt/m-ZrO₂

Journal Article · Fri Jun 17 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Catalysis Today

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2022.06.018· OSTI ID:1909636

Rajabi, Zahra ^[1]; Martinelli, Michela ^[2]; Upton, Gabriel F. ^[1]; Watson, Caleb D. ^[1]; Cronauer, Donald C. ^[3]; Jeremy Kropf, A. ^[3]; Jacobs, Gary ^[1]

Univ. of Texas at San Antonio, TX (United States)
Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Lithium promoted 2%Pt/m-ZrO₂ catalysts previously observed to exhibit higher rates for the low temperature water-gas shift (LTS) were tested for the ethanol steam reforming with the aim of exploring the potential tuning of the selectivity. Characterization of catalysts having optimized Li content (0.5–0.75%Li) for LTS exhibited (a) weakened C—H bonding of formate, a proposed intermediate in the LTS mechanism, as shown by a shift in the ν(CH) band to lower wavenumbers, (b) a relatively low extent of blocking of Pt, as measured by the ν(CO) band intensity of Pt-CO, (c) increased basicity as measured by CO₂ temperature-programmed desorption with mass spectrometry, but not so high as to strongly inhibit CO₂ product removal, and finally (d) no evidence of electron transfer from Li to Pt. Here, for this study, the same catalysts were tested for ethanol steam reforming (ESR). Results show that Li could likewise weaken the C—C bond of the acetate intermediate, the analog of formate in LTS, and facilitate decarboxylation over decarbonylation altering the selectivity in favor of methanation. This trend was confirmed by fixed bed reaction testing, in-situ infrared spectroscopy experiments of transient ESR, and temperature-programmed ESR using MS. The Li-doped catalysts may be used to pre-reform ethanol prior to feeding to a methane steam reformer to increase the overall H₂ selectivity of the process. DRIFTS of steady state ESR revealed that deactivation occurs through losses in the Pt-support interface, thereby hindering the turnover of the acetate intermediate.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Materials Research Collaborative Access Team (MRCAT); USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); University of Texas at San Antonio

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1909636

Journal Information:: Catalysis Today, Journal Name: Catalysis Today Vol. 402; ISSN 0920-5861

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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