Investigating active phase loss from supported ruthenium catalysts during supercritical water gasification
Christopher Hunston, David Baudouin, Mohamed Tarik, Oliver Kröcher, Frédéric Vogel
Abstract
Ru loss mechanisms were investigated for the first time in SCWG by ICP-MS. Ru leaching at steady state was very low, close to thermodynamic models. Abrupt changes in process conditions must be avoided to prevent catalyst damage and higher Ru loss.
Topics & Concepts
RutheniumCatalysisSupercritical fluidPhase (matter)ChemistryChemical engineeringMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryEngineeringSubcritical and Supercritical Water ProcessesEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterialsThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes