Resistance of Ni/perovskite catalysts to H2S in toluene steam reforming for H2 production

H 2 S is a kind of common impurity produced during the gasification of biomass, and it will poison the catalysts used in biomass tar steam reforming , leading to a rapid degradation on the catalytic performance. The purpose of this work is to investigate the characteristics of biomass tar steam reforming using Ni/perovskite catalysts with the presence of H 2 S. Results show that H 2 S could significantly reduce catalytic activity due to the adsorption of sulfur on Ni surface , and Ni/perovskite catalysts are less susceptible to this poisoning in comparison to the Ni-catalyst loaded on γ-Al 2 O 3 . To understand the mechanism, fresh and spent catalysts were characterized using various techniques of XRD , SEM-EDS, XPS and TPO . It is proved that the lattice oxygen in perovskite could transform into surface species, inhibit the adsorption of sulfur and thus benefit to the reactivity of catalysts during biomass tar steam reforming.