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Steam gasification of carbonaceous solids catalyzed by a mixture of potassium and nickel oxides below 1000/sup 0/K

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OSTI ID:5479775
We have recently reported that several mixtures of a transition metal oxide with potassium hydroxide are excellent catalysts for the gasification of graphite with steam. (J. Carrazza, W.T. Heinemann and G.A. Somorjai, J. Catal. 96, 234). These catalysts are active at temperatures much lower than the alkaline and alkaline-earth salts and they deactivate more slowly than nickel and iron. In this previous publication it was shown that there is a synergistic effect between the transition metal and potassium. This paper summarizes recent results in the study of this type of catalyst. We have focused on the use of mixtures of potassium hydroxide and nickel oxide, since they showed the highest activity of all the systems previously studied. A kinetic study of the gasification of several chars and the dependence of the ratio of potassium to nickel on the rate of graphite gasification are presented. Also the interaction between nickel and potassium is studied using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (DPS). 12 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
5479775
Report Number(s):
LBL-21410; CONF-860911-9; ON: DE86011560
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English