Abstract
The catalytic behaviors of Rh catalysts supported on Ce–La solid solution in H2 production from the oxidative steam reforming (OSR) of ethanol were studied for the first time. 1%Rh/Ce0.7La0.3Oy exhibits 100% ethanol conversion at 573 K with H2 yield rate 214 μmol g-cat−1 s−1, which is 150 K lower than that required for comparable performance with 1%Rh/CeO2. La doping also enhanced the stability by accelerating CH3COCH3 conversion and gave low CO selectivity due to the high water gas shift activity. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy characterizations indicate the formation of Ce–La solid solutions and oxygen vacancies. H2 temperature-programmed reduction and thermo-gravimetric measurement results confirmed that the redox properties of Rh/CeO2 were greatly enhanced by La doping, which accelerated ethanol conversion, promoted H2 yield, and maintained good long–term activity for the OSR reaction.
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