%0 Journal Article
%@ 19366612
%A Ramli, A.
%A Misi, S.E.E.
%A Mohamad, M.F.
%A Yusup, S.
%D 2013
%F scholars:3713
%J Advanced Science Letters
%N 3
%P 950-954
%R 10.1166/asl.2013.4838
%T H2 production from steam gasification of Palm Kernel Shell in the presence of 5 Ni/BEA and 5 Fe/BEA catalysts
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/3713/
%V 19
%X Palm kernel shell (PKS) is one of the biomass generated from oil palm plantations. It has potential as a feedstock for sustainable production of hydrogen via steam gasification. 5 Ni/BEA and 5 Fe/BEA were prepared using incipient wetness impregnation method and calcined at temperatures between 500-700 °C. The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were characterized using BET, XRD and TPR. The catalytic activity was tested at 700 °C in a semi-batch reactor system connected to an online gas chromatography using PKS to catalyst ratio of 3:1 and steam to biomass ratio of 4:1. Results show that the presence of a catalyst enhances the production of H2 and 5 Fe/BEA (600) was found to be the best catalyst for steam gasification of PKS. The high catalytic activity is attributed to its ural properties and reducibility of the active metals. © 2013 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved.
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