Hydrogen production from hazardous petroleum sludge gasification over nickel-loaded porous ZSM-5 and Al2O3 catalysts under air condition

Hoesuk Yim, Soheil Valizadeh, Y. K. Park

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Abstract

In this study, the potential of petroleum sludge (PS) for hydrogen production via the gasification process was evaluated. For this purpose, nickel (Ni)-loaded ZSM-5 and γ-Al2O3 (Ni-ZS and Ni–Al) catalysts were prepared and employed for PS gasification in air condition. The effects of different supports, Ni loading content, and reaction temperatures on the production of hydrogen-rich syngas along with the stability and reusability of the best catalyst were investigated. Applying 5%Ni-ZS obtained more gas yield (68.09 wt%) and hydrogen selectivity (25.04 vol%) compared to those obtained by 5%Ni–Al mostly owing to weak metal-support interactions which led to the dominance of well-dispersed metallic Ni. At various Ni loading percentages, 10%Ni-ZS showed the highest catalytic efficiency, which increased both gas yield (70.92 wt%) and hydrogen selectivity (30.74 vol%). However, excessive Ni content (especially 20%) significantly reduced the gas yield and hydrogen selectivity because of limited accessibility of support's active sites, poor dispersion of Ni, and inappropriate acidity. Increasing the temperature promoted the gas yield and produced hydrogen, where the highest gas yield (73.18 wt%) and hydrogen selectivity (33.15 vol%) were obtained at 850 °C due to the endothermic nature of gasification reactions. The 10%Ni-ZS catalyst showed proper stability during three consecutive experiments at 850 °C. The spent catalyst was successfully regenerated without a significant reduction in activity or selectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number115586
JournalEnvironmental Research
Volume225
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2023

Keywords

  • Air gasification
  • Hydrogen production
  • Ni-loaded catalysts
  • Ni/ZSM-5 catalysts
  • Petroleum sludge
  • Sustainable fuels generation

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