METHANATION REACTION OF SYNTHETIC GAS - INFLUENCE OF CALCINATION TEMPERATURE OF NICKEL-CATALYSTS

Due to their important activity and selectivity, nickel catalysts are often used to realize the methanation reaction; however, the usual process based on these catalysts is not fitted for the present economic situation. To raise their stability, three catalysts with similar nickel content but calcinated at different temperatures have been studied for the reaction of methanation. The results obtained show that the catalyst calcinated at the highest temperature (973 K) shows the greatest promise because a great part of its activity and of its stability is preserved even when the reaction conditions are extreme (temperature of 773 K).