@article{scholars16982,
       publisher = {John Wiley and Sons Ltd},
          volume = {46},
            year = {2022},
         journal = {International Journal of Energy Research},
          number = {3},
            note = {cited By 15},
           pages = {2529--2545},
           title = {Hydrogen-rich syngas production from bi-reforming of greenhouse gases over zirconia modified Ni/MgO catalyst},
             doi = {10.1002/er.7325},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85116027489&doi=10.1002\%2fer.7325&partnerID=40&md5=31b3d96480bc535d8ac4cc830b416cce},
        abstract = {Bi-reforming of methane (BRM) is gaining an increase interest due to the critical requirements to mitigate global warming and provide alternative energy resources. However, there has been a serious challenge to the scale-up of the process to commercial production due to the catalyst deactivation. In the present study, the influence of ZrO2 modifications on the activity and stability of MgO-supported Ni catalyst in the BRM reaction was investigated. The ZrO2-MgO mixed oxide support was prepared by co-precipitation method with variation in the ZrO2 composition and subsequently impregnated with Ni. The characterization of the freshly prepared Ni/MgO and Ni/MgO-ZrO2 catalysts using N2 physisorption analysis, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), FESEM, XPS, H2-TPR, and CO2-TPD techniques revealed suitable physicochemical properties for the BRM reaction. The Ni/MgO-ZrO2 catalysts showed an improved performance in the BRM reaction in terms of activity and stability compared to the Ni/MgO at 800{\^A}oC and CH4, H2O, CO2 ratio of 3:2:1, respectively. The best performance was obtained using the Ni/15ZrO2-MgO for the BRM with CO2 and CH4 conversion of 81.5 and 82.5, respectively. The characterization of the spent Ni/MgO catalyst using Raman spectroscopy, FESEM, and High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) analysis revealed the formation of amorphous carbon that could be responsible for its fast deactivation. {\^A}{\copyright} 2021 John Wiley \& Sons Ltd.},
          author = {Farooqi, A. S. and Yusuf, M. and Zabidi, N. A. M. and Saidur, R. and Shahid, M. U. and Ayodele, B. V. and Abdullah, B.},
        keywords = {Amorphous carbon; Carbon dioxide; Catalyst supports; Greenhouse gases; Hydrogenation; Magnesia; Nickel compounds; Physicochemical properties; Zirconia, Bi-reforming of methane; CH 4; Co-precipitation; Greenhouses gas; Methane reaction; Ni/MgO catalyst; Performance; Reforming of methane; Syngas production; ]+ catalyst, Coprecipitation},
            issn = {0363907X}
}