Characterization of catalysts for hydrogen production

This activity plan is designed to strengthen the Macro Project production of hydrogen from biomass from the waste of the banana plant by catalytic gasification in water at supercritical temperature, "the same that will allow to venture into the design and manufacture of catalysts in our country. These materials are supplies that are required in the energy and productive processes in order to use less energy in the conversion of the And in the same way reduce the size and cost of industrial equipment. Within the activities of the macro project it will be experienced with a new research method called catalytic gasification in water at supercritical temperature (CSCWG), in which heterogeneous catalysis is developed, in which transition metals such as Ni, PT, RU and RH, as well as activated carbon increase conversion and selectivity to H2 and decrease the activation energy of the SCWG reaction activation. The deactivation, the poisoning or lack of thermal stability of the different supports of the catalysts constitute the problems that current research must face for the development of this technology. This activity plan will focus on the characterization of a series of catalysts that allow the reaction of hydrogen obtaining to be carried out with high conversions and selectivities.

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