02771nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245013200055210006900187260007300256300001200329490000800341520173600349653001202085653001302097653002302110653001702133653002002150100001702170700002002187700002002207700002402227700002802251700002302279700002202302700003102324856012602355       2015                        eng d  a0926-337300aHighly loaded well dispersed stable Ni species in NiXMg2AlOY nanocomposites: application to hydrogen production from bioethanol0 aHighly loaded well dispersed stable Ni species in NiXMg2AlOY nan  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcMAY  a485-4960 v1663 a<p>Inexpensive NiXMg2AlOY nanocomposites with high Ni content (Ni wt% &gt; 40%) are developed as efficient catalysts for the sustainable hydrogen production from a mixture of ethanol and water at low temperature. The NiXMg2AlOY nanocomposites are composed of small and uniform nanoparticles (4-6 nm) of NiO, Ni-Mg-(Al)-O and/or MgO. The strong interactions existing between Ni2+ cations and Mg2+ and/or Al3+ cations either in the Ni-Mg-(Al)-O solid solution and/or at the interface of nanoparticles of NiO and/or Ni-Mg-(Al)-O make the catalyst highly active and stable. The behavior of the solids is analyzed in the presence of low and high concentrations of ethanol while maintaining a H2O/EtOH molar ratio of 3. The NiXMg2AlOY catalysts are shown to be efficient toward H-2 production between 250 and 650 degrees C. In the presence of low concentration of ethanol, on the highly loaded Ni compound (Ni12Mg2AlOY), total conversion of ethanol is obtained at 250 degrees C without formation of CO and carbon, and at 300 degrees C a H-2 yield of 3 mol moletEtOH(-1) is obtained without the formation of CO, exhibiting a remarkable stability with the time on stream even if some carbon is formed. In high concentration of ethanol, total conversion of ethanol is obtained at 450 degrees C on the highly loaded Ni compound (Ni12Mg2AlOY). In such conditions, a stable co-generation of carbon nanofibrous materials which amount increases with Ni content is also obtained. The catalytic stability is related to the type and morphology of the carbon species formed. The correlations among the catalyst properties, the catalytic performances and the characterizations are thoroughly discussed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aEthanol10aHydrogen10aNanofibrous carbon10anickel oxide10aSteam reforming1 aFang, Wenhao1 aPaul, Sebastien1 aCapron, Mickael1 aBiradar, Ankush, V.1 aUmbarkar, Shubhangi, B.1 aDongare, Mohan, K.1 aDumeignil, Franck1 aJalowiecki-Duhamel, Louise  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/highly-loaded-well-dispersed-stable-ni-species-nixmg2aloy-nanocomposites-application-0