MCM-41 Supported Nickel Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane

There has been an increasing interest in the conversion of methane and carbon dioxide into synthesis gas^[1]. High performance Ni-based catalysts have attracted much attention^[2-4]. In this study, MCM-41 supported nickel were used as catalysts for carbon dioxide reforming of methane. It is found that the obtained catalyst exhibited high activity for getting syngas with its ratio of unity.In contrast to the performance of other nickel-based catalysts; Ni/MCM-41 has higher conversion and yield at lower temperature. The effects of nickel loading, particle size, GHSV, and calcination temperature on catalytic activities were also investigated.