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| Production of hydrogen (H2) from biomass and organic wastes is considered an effective approach to mitigating the environmental problems caused by pollutant emissions from fossil fuel combustion and allaying our dependence on the limited oil reserves. However, current technological inefficiencies render such biomass utilization economically unviable. A promising alternative to realizing the goal of hydrogen from renewable sources convert biomass-derived carbohydrates to H2. The Pt/ã-Al2O3 catalysts have been successfully used in the liquid phase conversion of various carbohydrates into hydrogen.1 However, to make the process economically attractive, catalysts with higher performance needs to be developed. The proposed research aims to develop new zeolite-based catalysts for liquid phase conversion of carbohydrates to H2. In this study, particulate Pt/NaY catalysts will be synthesized, characterized, and tested for H2 production from methanol. The catalytic performance of the Pt/NaY catalysts will be compared with that of the traditional Pt/ã-Al2O3, which will be also synthesized in this work. |
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Poster Session
4:00 PM-6:00 PM, Sunday, 10 September 2006 Moscone Center -- Hall D, Poster
Division of Cellulose & Renewable Materials |