Evaluation of the use of plasma-assisted processes as standard method for supported catalysts production

Abstract

The combination of plasma processes and heterogeneous catalysis for hydrogen production (H2) is an innovative green technology, resulting in synergic effects and unique fuel conversion outcomes, such as greater selectivity and lower activation temperature. The present study aims at investigating the feasibility of using plasma assisted processes as standard technique to produce supported metals catalysts. For this, owing to the higher cost of nickel and cobalt (traditional catalytic metals) compared to other more common metals, iron was selected as testing material. Fe/Al2O3 supported catalysts can be applied in dry reforming of methane (DRM), the main component of natural gas.