Abstract
Mesoporous calcina-modified alumina (Al2O3–CaO) support was produced through the simple and economical co-precipitation method, then nickel (Ni, 10 wt%) and samarium (Sm, 3 wt%) ions loaded by two-solvent impregnation and one-pot strategies. The unpromoted/samarium-promoted catalysts were evaluated using X-ray Diffraction (XRD), High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM), nitrogen adsorption-desorption, Temperature Programmed Oxidation/Reduction (TPR/TPO), and Field Emission Electron Scanning Microscopy (FE-SEM) methods, then investigated in methane dry reforming. The results revealed that with adding samarium to Ni catalyst through impregnation method, the average Ni crystallite size and specific surface area decreased from 11.5 to 5.75 nm and from 76.08 to 30.9 m2/g, respectively; as a result, the catalytic activity increased from about 50% to 68% at 700 °C. Furthermore, the TPO and FE-SEM tests indicated the formation of carbon with nanotube nature on the catalyst surface.
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