Production of hydrogen-rich fuel gas by oxidative conversion of methane

  • Svetlana Tungatarova, Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Kazakhstan
  • Kusman Dossumov, Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Kazakhstan
  • Nina Popova, Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Kazakhstan
  • Raisa Salakhova, Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Kazakhstan
  • Tolkyn Baizhumanova, Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Kazakhstan
  • Zhamilja Turlygozhaeva, Institute of Organic Catalysis and Electrochemistry, Kazakhstan
  • Processing of the natural gas is actual at the present moment. The received data testify that reduced Ni-Cu-Cr catalyst supported on Ce/Al2O3, is capable to carry out the selective oxidation of methane to hydrogen-containing gas, synthesis-gas at very short contact times and high productivity. The optimal regime for preparation of catalyst by using of XRD, BET, TPR, TPO, TEM and TPD of oxygen and hydrogen was detected. It was found that the presence of NiCu3,8 (d=2,08; 1.08; 1,27Å) alloy over carrier promotes the formation of hydrogen-rich fuel gas. 0,5%Pt-0,5%Ru/2%Се/Al2O3, reduced in hydrogen at 1173 K carries out the partial oxidation of methane into synthesis-gas at short contact times (3,27 ms) with high conversion of methane and selectivity by CO and hydrogen (close to 100%) due to the presence of Pt and Ru nanoparticles. Increasing of contact time reduced slightly the conversion of methane to 82% and selectivity by CO and hydrogen. The ratio hydrogen/CO was close to 2. In our investigation the promoting of Ru by Pt and supporting over stabilised 2%Се/θ-Al2O3 raises the degree of methane conversion up to 100% at short contact times. EM data indicate on formation of Pt0, Ru0, CeAlO3 clusters. It is proposed that improvement of reaction parameters over mixed Pt-Ru catalyst on 2%Се/θ-Al2O3 is caused by division of activation functions of reactants: methane - on Pt0, oxygen - on Ru0 or Ce6O11. BaPWNi-polyoxometallates have shown an opportunity for application in production of hydrogen (yield - 80,8% at 1123 K).