OA41 Effect of Re Addition to Pt/C on the Product Distribution From the Aqueous Phase Reforming of Glycerol: Role and Generation of Acidity

Wednesday, June 8, 2011: 1:50 PM
Cabot Ballroom (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
David L. King, Liang Zhang, Ayman M. Karim and Yong Wang, Institute for Interfacial Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Hydrogen production from APRof glycerol over 3%Pt/C and 3%Pt-Re/C  has been studied.Addition of Re increases conversion of glycerol, but hydrogen selectivityv decreases in favor of light hydrocarbons and water-soluble oxygenates. This loss of H2 selectivity can be traced to an increase in catalyst acidity and resulting acid-catalyzed dehydration reactions.

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