Autothermal reforming of low-sulfur diesel over bimetallic RhPt supported on Al2O3, CeO2–ZrO2, SiO2 and TiO2

The objective of this paper is to study and clarify the role of selected supports (both reducible and non-reducible) on the activity, selectivity and stability of RhPt-based catalyst for diesel ref ...

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