Conversion of Cellulose over Ni Loaded Mesoporous MSU-F Catalysts via Air Gasification

Abstract

Catalytic gasification of cellulose was carried out in a U-type fixed reactor with Ni loaded MSU-F catalyst (Ni/ MSU-F) and Ni loaded γ-Al 2 O 3 (Ni/γ-Al 2 O 3 ). The characteristics of the catalysts were analyzed by using X-ray diffraction, H 2 -temperature programmed reduction, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analyses. The operation conditions of catalytic gasification reactions were 750 o C and 0.2 equivalence ratio. Air was used as gasification agent. Catalytic gasification characteristics, such as gas yield and gas composition (H 2 , CO, CO 2 , C 1 -C 4 ), were measured and calculated. The gas yield of Ni/MSU-F was much higher than that of Ni/γ-Al 2 O 3 . Especially high amount of hydrogen was produced by Ni/MSU-F.