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. 2021 Aug 4;35(21):17051–17084. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.1c01666

Table 8. Other Ni/Supported Catalysts Reported in the Literature for Biomass Pyrolysis and In-line Steam Reforming.

Catalyst Feed Preparation methodb Reactor configuration Operating conditionsd H2 conc. (vol %) H2 prod. (wt %) Ref.
19.2Ni/BCCa red pine wood i.e fluidized/fixed (1–2 g min–1) TP = 530–700 °C 60.0 9.3c Xiao et al.61
TR = 550–710 °C
19.2Ni/BCCa PCa i.e fluidized/fixed (1–2 g min–1) TP = 530–700 °C 43.9 5.0c Xiao et al.61
TR = 550–710 °C
3Ni/MSa pine sawdust wi entrained-flow reactor/fixed (4 g min–1) TP = 900 °C 52.6 6.9 Liu et al.160
TR = 800 °C
3Ni/SSa pine sawdust wi entrained-flow reactor/fixed (4 g min–1) TP = 900 °C 41.5 4.4 Liu et al.160
TR = 800 °C
3Ni/BFSa pine sawdust wi entrained-flow reactor/fixed (4 g min–1) TP = 900 °C 41.4 4.2 Liu et al.160
TR = 800 °C
0.88Ni/Char mallee i.e fluidized/fixed (0.1 g min–1) TR = 500–850 °C     Min et al.182
15.6Ni/HSLa corncob i.e fixed/fixed (1 g) TP = 900 °C 70.0 10.0c Ren et al.175
TR = 500–700 °C
20Ni/CDa Japanese cypress wi fixed/fixed (1 g) T = 450 °C 35.9   Kannari et al.159
20Ni/CDAa Japanese cypress wi fixed/fixed (1 g) T = 450 °C 38.7 5.8c Kannari et al.159
10Ni/dolomite rice husk wi fixed/fixed (4 g) TP = 950 °C 65.2 6.1 Waheed et al.179
TR = 850–1050 °C
S/B = 0.46–2.28
10Ni/dolomite rice husk wi fixed/fixed (4 g) TP = 950 °C 59.1 5.1 Waheed and Williams180
TR = 950 °C
S/B = 1.37
10Ni/dolomite sugar cane bagasse wi fixed/fixed (4 g) TP = 950 °C 57.0 5.1 Waheed and Williams180
TR = 950 °C
S/B = 1.37
10Ni/dolomite wheat straw wi fixed/fixed (4 g) TP = 950 °C 58.2 4.9 Waheed and Williams180
TR = 950 °C
S/B = 1.37
15Ni/WCa wheat straw wi fixed/fixed (1 g) TP = 500 °C 62.0 4.2 Yao et al.173
TR = 600–900 °C
15Ni/RCa wheat straw wi fixed/fixed (1 g) TP = 500 °C 48.0 3.0 Yao et al.173
TR = 600–900 °C
15Ni/CCa wheat straw wi fixed/fixed (1 g) TP = 500 °C 64.0 9.2 Yao et al.173
TR = 600–900 °C
5-20Ni/ACa wheat straw wi fixed/fixed (1 g) TP = 500 °C 50.0 4.0 Yao et al.173
TR = 600–900 °C
2.5Ni/CSa apple branch wi fixed/fixed (0.6 g) T = 650 °C 55.0 3.9c Guan et al.183
0.5Ni/zeolite seaweed iwi fixed/fixed (0.6 g) T = 510–660 °C 52.5 4.9 Kaewpanha et al.184
Ni/RHAa rice husk iwi fixed/fixed (10 g) TP = 800 °C 28.8 5.3 Shen et al.185
TR = 600–900 °C
Ni/Hidrochar (0.1–1 M) sewage sludge HTC fixed/fixed (1 g) TP = 600 °C 62.0 10.9 Gai et al.181
TR = 500–900 °C
GHSV = 3700 h–1 (2nd stage)
a

BCC, Brown coal char; MS, magnesium slag; SS, steel slag; BFS, blast furnace slag; HSL, HCl treatment Shengli lignite; CD, chicken dropping; CDA, chicken dropping ash; WC, biochar from wheat straw; RC, biochar from rice husk; CC, biochar from cotton stalk; AC, active carbon; CS, calcined scallop shell; RHA, rice husk ash.

b

iwi, Incipient wetness impregnation; wi, wet impregnation; ie, ion- exchange; HTC, hydrothermal carbonization.

c

H2 production defined as gH2/100 gbiomass, daf (dry and ash free).

d

TP = Pyrolysis temperature; TR = reforming temperature.