Hydrogen Production via Catalytic Steam Reforming of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-oil in a Fluidized-Bed Reactor

Bio-oil reforming to produce hydrogen could be an attractive option for sustainable hydrogen. Hydrogen production via catalytic steam reforming of bio-oil in a fluidized-bed reactor was studied in this paper. The optimum conditions on hydrogen production were obtained at 700 °C, steam/carbon mole ratio (S/C) of 17, and weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 0.4 h−1. In addition, the reason for catalyst deactivation in a fluidized-bed reactor was investigated. The fresh and deactivation catalysts were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer−Emmett−Teller (BET), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which showed that the carbon deposition is not the main reason for catalyst deactivation. The main reason for fresh catalyst deactivation was the NiO grain sintered on the supporter surface.