Hydrogen production by ethanol steam reforming

Abstract

The performances of ethanol steam reforming were investigated using cobalt on alumina supported catalyst. This catalyst was obtained by the pore volume impregnation method, using cobalt nitrate. The Co/Al2O3, catalyst was tested in a fixed-bed reactor system employing steam reforming of ethanol. During tests, high ethanol conversions were obtained ranging from 70-90% and high yields in hydrogen about 50%. The main secondary products of the ethanol reforming process are carbon dioxide and methane.