Nanoparticles in the Water Gas Shift Reaction and Steam Reforming Reactions

DIANA PELTZER, JOHN MÚNERA, BETINA FAROLDI, LAURA CORNAGLIA

Nanoparticle Design and Characterization for Catalytic Applications in Sustainable Chemistry

Royal Society of Chemistry

Año: 2019; p. 280 - 308

Nanomaterials typically display distinctive properties that are determined bytheir size and shape. The employment of advanced characterization andsynthesis techniques has led to the development of new nanostructuredmaterials for catalysis applications.1 This strategy aims to have a significantimpact on environmental applications and on the production of hydrogen(H2) as a clean energy carrier. Catalysts formed by metallic or oxidic nanoparticles (NPs) highly dispersed on supports are usually very complex materials,and their size-dependent properties can be systematically designedleading to new catalysts with an enhanced performance. Numerous catalystsbased on noble metals such as Rh, Pt, Ir, Pd and Ru, as well as on non-noblemetals such as Co, Ni and Cu have been studied for H2 producing reactionssuch as methane (CH4) reforming, steam reforming of ethanol (C2H5OH)and the water?gas shift (WGS) reaction.