Abstract
As a result of a rapid growth in the production of oxygenates from biomass, the generation of hydrogen from the steam reforming of alcohols, especially ethanol, is getting increasing attention and opens new opportunities for the utilization of renewable resources. This chapter will first review and discuss the challenges and objectives of alcohol steam reforming. The discussion will mainly focus on the reforming of methanol and ethanol, two major products in the alcohol industry. Subsequently, catalysts that are used in both powder and model systems will be examined and discussed for these two reactions. Finally, as the steam reforming of alcohols is still in the research and development stage, potential technological improvement of this reaction will also be summarized.
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