Studies on Ni/ZrO2 Catalyst in YBCO Membrane Reactor by TG on Methane Partial Oxidation to Syngas

We investigated the Ni/ZrO2 catalyst performance of YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) membrane reactor in the process of partial oxidation of methane (POM) to syngas by TG. The activity of the catalyst effected not only on the methane conversion but also CO selectivity. The effect of temperature on CO selectivity was little and could be neglected.The change of CH4 conversion along time was caused by the deactivation of catalyst or/and the decay of membrane reactor. The loss of catalysts increase with temperature accoding to the carves of TG .