Ni and Rh containing mesoporous amorphous silicate catalysts for dry reforming of methane

TUD-1 mesoporous silicate materials with incorporated Ni and Rh were prepared by sol-gel one-pot synthesis. The catalytic performance of synthesized materials in dry reforming of methane was compared as well as the stability in time-on-stream experiments. These materials with directly incorporated active metals allowed remarkable increasing of CH4 and CO2 conversions up to 92 % and 95 %, respectively. Ni-TUD-1 catalyst provided very low carbon deposition together with the excellent stability over 50 h. The effect of Rh addition was evaluated.