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cheap. The major challenge faced by the application of Ni as a catalyst in GDR is
mainly due to the deactivation of catalyst through carbon formation.
This review focuses on the performance of potential catalysts and operating conditions that exhibit high catalytic activity and stability in GDR. Few perspectives of
catalyst properties such as catalyst dispersion, basicity and acidity, reducibility,
oxygen storage capability, and interaction between support and catalyst have been
included in the review, and their catalytic performances have been deliberated.
Effects of reaction parameters such as reaction temperature, gas hourly space velocity, and reactants partial pressure were discussed in detail, followed by the thermodynamics study. This short review is expected to create a clear understanding on the
correlation between catalytic properties and their performance in glycerol dry
reforming.
Keyword Glycerol dry reforming · Syngas · Catalytic properties · Carbon
formation · Operating conditions · Thermodynamic study · Dry reforming ·
Catalyst deactivation · Hydrogen energy · Catalyst support
Abbreviations
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BET
Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
FTS
Fischer–Tropsch synthesis
GDR
Glycerol dry reforming
GHSV
Gas hourly specific velocity
GSVC
Gas space velocity per gram of catalyst
MTOE
Million ton oil equivalent
Ni-CC
Ni catalyst supported on cement clinker
RWGS
Reverse water-gas shift
WHSV
Weight hourly space velocity
7.1 Introduction
Energy has been a vital element in human life since the past centuries. Over the
years, the world has been depending on fossil fuel as the main energy resource for
heating, electricity, and vehicle’s power generation. The energy consumption is
increasing every year due to the growth in human population as well as the development of industries across the globe. The world population of 7.3 billion in 2015 is
expected to rise in 2030 to 8.5 billion (Department of Economic and Social Affairs
of United Nation 2015). From the projection done by International Energy Outlook
S. Z. Abidin et al.
cheap. The major challenge faced by the application of Ni as a catalyst in GDR is
mainly due to the deactivation of catalyst through carbon formation.
This review focuses on the performance of potential catalysts and operating conditions that exhibit high catalytic activity and stability in GDR. Few perspectives of
catalyst properties such as catalyst dispersion, basicity and acidity, reducibility,
oxygen storage capability, and interaction between support and catalyst have been
included in the review, and their catalytic performances have been deliberated.
Effects of reaction parameters such as reaction temperature, gas hourly space velocity, and reactants partial pressure were discussed in detail, followed by the thermodynamics study. This short review is expected to create a clear understanding on the
correlation between catalytic properties and their performance in glycerol dry
reforming.
Keyword Glycerol dry reforming · Syngas · Catalytic properties · Carbon
formation · Operating conditions · Thermodynamic study · Dry reforming ·
Catalyst deactivation · Hydrogen energy · Catalyst support
Abbreviations
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BET
Brunauer–Emmett–Teller
FTS
Fischer–Tropsch synthesis
GDR
Glycerol dry reforming
GHSV
Gas hourly specific velocity
GSVC
Gas space velocity per gram of catalyst
MTOE
Million ton oil equivalent
Ni-CC
Ni catalyst supported on cement clinker
RWGS
Reverse water-gas shift
WHSV
Weight hourly space velocity
7.1 Introduction
Energy has been a vital element in human life since the past centuries. Over the
years, the world has been depending on fossil fuel as the main energy resource for
heating, electricity, and vehicle’s power generation. The energy consumption is
increasing every year due to the growth in human population as well as the development of industries across the globe. The world population of 7.3 billion in 2015 is
expected to rise in 2030 to 8.5 billion (Department of Economic and Social Affairs
of United Nation 2015). From the projection done by International Energy Outlook
S. Z. Abidin et al.