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Stability performance of an Algerian Ni/purified diatomite catalyst in the dry reforming methane reaction: characterization and properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2024

Massinissa Adjissa ,
Nedjima Bouzidi ,
Kahina Ikkour ,
Salim Ouhenia ,
Ouarda Benlounes  and
Nouara Lamrani
Massinissa Adjissa
Affiliation:
Université de Béjaïa, Faculté de Technologie, Laboratoire de Technologie des Matériaux et du Génie des Procédés (LTMGP), Béjaïa, Algeria
Nedjima Bouzidi*
Affiliation:
Université de Béjaïa, Faculté de Technologie, Laboratoire de Technologie des Matériaux et du Génie des Procédés (LTMGP), Béjaïa, Algeria
Kahina Ikkour
Affiliation:
Université de Béjaïa, Faculté des Sciences Exactes, Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et Catalyse (LPCMC), Béjaïa, Algeria
Salim Ouhenia
Affiliation:
Université de Béjaïa, Faculté des Sciences Exactes, Laboratoire de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et Catalyse (LPCMC), Béjaïa, Algeria
Ouarda Benlounes
Affiliation:
Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Laboratory, University of Tizi Ouzou, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
Nouara Lamrani
Affiliation:
Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Laboratory, University of Tizi Ouzou, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
*
Corresponding author: Nedjima Bouzidi; Email: nedjmabouzidi@yahoo.fr
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Abstract

This work aims to characterize and study the properties of an Algerian diatomaceous earth (Sig-Mascara) as a catalyst carrier. A commercial product of diatomite was characterized by granulometric analysis, X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis/differential scanning calorimetry and scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy methods. To purify the diatomite and remove the impurities (iron oxides, clay minerals, quartz and organic matters), the <63 μm fraction of the diatomite was separated out. The 15Ni/Ds-700 catalyst has lower SiO2, Al2O3 and CaO contents compared with the original diatomite. The NiO content of the catalyst is 15 wt.%, indicating successful impregnation. According to the nitrogen sorption–desorption results, the specific surface area of the purified diatomite particles (<63 μm) increased from 26.47 to 46.33 m2 g–1 compared to crude diatomite. The 15Ni/Ds-700 catalyst was applied in the dry reforming of methane to obtain synthesis gas (CO and H2). The results showed that the catalyst was relatively stable during catalytic measurements for 6 h, although the conversion rate value was low (12%).

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Algerian diatomiteBET characterizationconversiondry reforming of methaneimpregnation methodNi/diatomite catalystnickelstability
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Clay Minerals , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , September 2024 , pp. 179 - 191
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland

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Editor: George Christidis

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