A preparation method and an application method of a NiCo bimetallic catalyst for dry reforming of methane are provided, which relate to the field of catalytic material preparation technologies. The preparation method uses Ni and Co as active components of a catalyst for dry reforming of methane, alkaline earth metal salt as CO.sub.2 adsorbent, and uses an immersion method to prepare a NiCo bimetallic catalyst with high performance. The prepared catalyst not only effectively overcomes a problem of poor stability of Ni-based catalysts, but also promotes the adsorption of CO.sub.2 and improves the efficiency of dry reforming of methane. The preparation method of the NiCo bimetallic catalyst is simple and cost-effective, and exhibits excellent catalytic performance and stability in dry reforming reaction of methane.

The present invention relates to a dry reforming catalyst in which an active material is impregnated on the surface of a metal oxide support and the active material is surrounded by a surfactant, a method of preparing the same, and a method of producing a synthetic gas using the catalyst. Since the surfactant on the surface of the active material prevents the active material from being sintered and the active material surface from being covered with carbon, the dry reforming catalyst exhibits high activity at high temperature for a long period of time without having to use a precious metal, and thus is useful for the production of a synthetic gas.

The catalyst in this present application includes a support and an active component dispersed on/in the support; wherein the support is at least one selected from inorganic oxides and the support contains macropores and mesopores; and the active component includes an active element, and the active element contains an iron group element. As a high temperature stable catalyst for methane reforming with carbon dioxide, the catalyst can be used to produce syngas, realizing the emission reduction and recycling utilization of carbon dioxide. Under atmospheric pressure and at 800 C., the supported metal catalyst with hierarchical pores shows excellent catalytic performance. In addition to high activity and good selectivity, the catalyst has high stability, high resistance to sintering and carbon deposition.

In one aspect, the disclosure relates to CO.sub.2-free and/or low-CO.sub.2 methods of co-producing hydrogen and solid forms of carbon via natural gas decomposition using microwave radiation. The methods are efficient, self-sustaining, and environmentally benign. In a further aspect, the disclosure relates to recyclable and recoverable catalysts useful for enhancing the disclosed methods, wherein the catalysts are supported by solid forms of carbon. Methods for recycling the catalysts are also disclosed. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

A reformer for producing syngas from a feed gas; the reformer contains a syngas reaction container having a partial oxidation (PDX) feed gas inlet, a dry reforming (DRM) feed gas inlet, and an outlet permitting a syngas to exit the syngas reaction container. The syngas reaction container has a PDX reaction zone and a DRM reaction zone. The DRM reaction zone is positioned downstream from the PDX reaction zone. The DRM reaction zone has a DRM reactor for performing a DRM reaction. One or more heat exchangers are provided in the syngas reaction container for controlling the temperature of the feed gases and/or reactions; wherein heat from the PDX reaction is used to heat the DRM reactor zone for performing the DRM reaction. Also, disclosed is a process for producing syngas from a feed gas and a system for performing a Fischer Tropsch reaction.

The present disclosure provides methods for fabricating catalysts for ammonia decomposition. The method may comprise (a) subjecting a catalyst support to one or more physical or chemical processes to optimize one or more pores, morphologies, and/or surface chemistry or property of the catalyst support; (b) depositing a composite support material on the catalyst support, wherein the composite support material comprises a morphology or surface chemistry or property; and (c) depositing one or more active metals on at least one of the composite support material and the catalyst support, wherein the one or more active metals comprise one or more nanoparticles configured to conform to the morphology of the composite support material and/or catalyst support material, thereby optimizing one or more active sites on the nanoparticles for ammonia processing.

The present invention is directed to a process for the simultaneous production of carbon nanotubes and product gas comprising hydrogen and lighter hydrocarbons, from a liquid hydrocarbon comprising feeding a liquid hydrocarbon in a reactor; and converting the liquid hydrocarbon with a catalyst for simultaneous production of the carbon nanotubes, hydrogen and lighter hydrocarbons, wherein the liquid hydrocarbon comprises petroleum crude oil, its products, or mixtures thereof.

A process and system for producing liquid and gas fuels and other useful chemicals from carbon containing source materials comprises cool plasma gasification and/or pyrolysis of a source material to produce synthesis gas using the produced synthesis gas for the production of a hydrocarbon, methanol, ammonia, urea, and other products. The process and system are capable of sequestering carbon dioxide and reducing NOx and SOx.

In general, disclosed herein are methods for forming hydrogen by use of an ammonia decomposition catalyst system. For instance, a method can include contacting a catalyst system with an ammonia source at a temperature of about 450 C. or lower. The catalyst systems can include a support material and a trimetallic catalyst component carried on the support material and within a reactor. Disclosed catalyst systems can decompose ammonia at relatively low temperatures and can provide an efficient and cost-effective route to utilization of ammonia as a carbon-free hydrogen storage and generation material.

A method for converting natural gas and carbon dioxide into hydrogen and carbon monoxide using a NiAl.sub.2O.sub.3 catalyst. In one embodiment, the method includes using a dual-mode cyclic reactor. Moreover, the disclosed technology relates to a catalyst, its preparation method, and the process of converting natural gas with carbon dioxide to hydrogen (H.sub.2) and carbon monoxide (CO). The catalyst is used in a cyclic reactor system process that contains two modes of operation (Mode I and Mode II) and two different feeds (Feed A and Feed B), one per mode of operation. Feed A can be a methane, or methane-rich stream. Feed B is specified to be a carbon dioxide, or carbon dioxide-rich stream.