Dry reforming of methane to syngas over La-promoted hydrotalcite clay-derived catalysts

Abstract Hydrotalcite-like compounds with general formula [M(II) 1 − x M(III) x (OH) 2 ] x + ( A x / n n − ) mH 2 O, where A n − is the compensation anion, were promoted with lanthanum and used as precursors for active catalysts for dry reforming of methane. Four precursors were prepared by co-precipitation and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and temperature programmed oxidation (TPO-MS). Three of them showed pure hydrotalcite structure. However, Mg/Al molar ratio of 4 provoked the formation of hydromagnesite phase. N 2 physisorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature programmed reduction (TPR-MS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) provided structural, morphological and compositional information about the catalysts. Post-reaction characterization by TPO-MS and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was also performed in order to evaluate whether carbon actually deposited during reaction. As Mg/Al molar ratio rose, some properties changed: thermal stability increased, BET surface area, and reducibility of Mg(Ni,Al)O decreased while free or segregated NiO reducibility increased. Even though high Mg/Al molar ratios did not favour catalytic activities, it led to enhanced stability during reaction tests, as a consequence of lower deactivation and/or carbon deposition rates. The best stability was achieved at Mg/Al = 3, during a 120 h test. Reduction of Ni inside Ni(Mg,Al)O phase led to a decrease on catalysts' stability.

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