Kinetic Study of Zirconia-Alumina-Supported Ni-Fe Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane: Impact of Partial Pressure and Reaction Temperature

A better understanding of the reaction mechanism and kinetics of dry reforming of methane (DRM) remains challenging, necessitating additional research to develop robust catalytic systems with high catalytic performance, low cost, and high stability. Herein, we prepared a zirconia-alumina-supported N...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Al-Fatesh, Kenit Acharya, Ahmed I. Osman, Ghzzai Almutairi, Anis Hamza Fakeeha, Ahmed Elhag Abasaeed, Yousef A. Al-Baqmaa, Rawesh Kumar
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Published: Wiley 2023-01-01
Series:International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8667432
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author Ahmed Al-Fatesh
Kenit Acharya
Ahmed I. Osman
Ghzzai Almutairi
Anis Hamza Fakeeha
Ahmed Elhag Abasaeed
Yousef A. Al-Baqmaa
Rawesh Kumar
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Kenit Acharya
Ahmed I. Osman
Ghzzai Almutairi
Anis Hamza Fakeeha
Ahmed Elhag Abasaeed
Yousef A. Al-Baqmaa
Rawesh Kumar
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description A better understanding of the reaction mechanism and kinetics of dry reforming of methane (DRM) remains challenging, necessitating additional research to develop robust catalytic systems with high catalytic performance, low cost, and high stability. Herein, we prepared a zirconia-alumina-supported Ni-Fe catalyst and used it for DRM. Different partial pressures and temperatures are used to test the dry reforming of methane reaction as a detailed kinetic study. The optimal reaction conditions for DRM catalysis are 800°C reaction temperature, 43.42 kPa CO2 partial pressure, and 57.9 kPa CH4 partial pressure. At these optimal reaction conditions, the catalyst shows a 0.436 kPa2 equilibrium constant, a 0.7725 molCH4/gCat/h rate of CH4 consumption, a 0.00651 molCH4/m2/h arial rate of CH4 consumption, a 1.6515 molH2/gCat/h rate of H2 formation, a 1.4386 molCO/gCat/h rate of CO formation. This study’s findings will inspire the cost-effective production of robust catalytic systems and a better understanding of the DRM reaction’s kinetics.
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spelling doaj-art-cf298813abc747578d9997146c05416b2025-02-03T05:44:20ZengWileyInternational Journal of Chemical Engineering1687-80782023-01-01202310.1155/2023/8667432Kinetic Study of Zirconia-Alumina-Supported Ni-Fe Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane: Impact of Partial Pressure and Reaction TemperatureAhmed Al-Fatesh0Kenit Acharya1Ahmed I. Osman2Ghzzai Almutairi3Anis Hamza Fakeeha4Ahmed Elhag Abasaeed5Yousef A. Al-Baqmaa6Rawesh Kumar7Chemical Engineering DepartmentDepartment of ChemistrySchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHydrogen Technologies InstituteChemical Engineering DepartmentChemical Engineering DepartmentChemical Engineering DepartmentDepartment of ChemistryA better understanding of the reaction mechanism and kinetics of dry reforming of methane (DRM) remains challenging, necessitating additional research to develop robust catalytic systems with high catalytic performance, low cost, and high stability. Herein, we prepared a zirconia-alumina-supported Ni-Fe catalyst and used it for DRM. Different partial pressures and temperatures are used to test the dry reforming of methane reaction as a detailed kinetic study. The optimal reaction conditions for DRM catalysis are 800°C reaction temperature, 43.42 kPa CO2 partial pressure, and 57.9 kPa CH4 partial pressure. At these optimal reaction conditions, the catalyst shows a 0.436 kPa2 equilibrium constant, a 0.7725 molCH4/gCat/h rate of CH4 consumption, a 0.00651 molCH4/m2/h arial rate of CH4 consumption, a 1.6515 molH2/gCat/h rate of H2 formation, a 1.4386 molCO/gCat/h rate of CO formation. This study’s findings will inspire the cost-effective production of robust catalytic systems and a better understanding of the DRM reaction’s kinetics.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8667432
spellingShingle Ahmed Al-Fatesh
Kenit Acharya
Ahmed I. Osman
Ghzzai Almutairi
Anis Hamza Fakeeha
Ahmed Elhag Abasaeed
Yousef A. Al-Baqmaa
Rawesh Kumar
Kinetic Study of Zirconia-Alumina-Supported Ni-Fe Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane: Impact of Partial Pressure and Reaction Temperature
International Journal of Chemical Engineering
title Kinetic Study of Zirconia-Alumina-Supported Ni-Fe Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane: Impact of Partial Pressure and Reaction Temperature
title_full Kinetic Study of Zirconia-Alumina-Supported Ni-Fe Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane: Impact of Partial Pressure and Reaction Temperature
title_fullStr Kinetic Study of Zirconia-Alumina-Supported Ni-Fe Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane: Impact of Partial Pressure and Reaction Temperature
title_full_unstemmed Kinetic Study of Zirconia-Alumina-Supported Ni-Fe Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane: Impact of Partial Pressure and Reaction Temperature
title_short Kinetic Study of Zirconia-Alumina-Supported Ni-Fe Catalyst for Dry Reforming of Methane: Impact of Partial Pressure and Reaction Temperature
title_sort kinetic study of zirconia alumina supported ni fe catalyst for dry reforming of methane impact of partial pressure and reaction temperature
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8667432
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