Recent Improvement on H 2 Production by Liquid Phase Reforming of Glycerol: Catalytic Properties and Performance, and Deactivation Studies

Recently new Pt/Ni-based γ-Al 2 O 3 catalysts have been developed in our laboratory with a good performance for H 2 production by aqueous phase reforming of glycerol. This paper reviews these developments based on the study of the catalytic properties and performance, as well as their deactivation mechanisms. These works have led to set new perspectives related to the enhancement of catalysts hydrothermal stability and to the reduction of the deactivation processes.