Steam Reforming of Methane on the Ni-Re Catalysts

The influence of rhenium on the properties of a commercial nickel catalyst in the steam reforming of methane was presented. The addition of Re up to 4 wt. % causes the in crease of the amount of chemisorbed hydrogen, dispersion of active phase, catalyst activity as well as its resistance to coking. The investigations show a good agreement be tween the resistance to coking obtained by the temperature-programmed reaction (TPReaction) and by the traditional thermogravimetric method. The obtained results are very interesting particularly concerning the increase in both activity and resistance to coking.