Catalytic activity of Pd-Ni in the oxidation of hydrogen for the safety of nuclear power plant

Łomot, Dariusz; Karpiński, Zbigniew

doi:10.1515/pjct-2016-0003

Abstract

Pd-Ni/Al₂O₃ systems were investigated in the reaction of hydrogen oxidation in terms of their possible application as catalysts used in passive autocatalytic recombiners (PARs) used in nuclear power plants. Testing experiments were carried out in a flowing system at different temperatures and humidity of the reaction mixture. The bimetallic catalysts exhibited higher response to the increase of temperature and higher resistance to inhibit water than the monometallic palladium catalyst. They showed excellent stability during a few tens of hours, similarly, like their monometallic counterpart. Our bimetallic catalysts of hydrogen oxidation can be used as cheaper alternatives to catalysts based on the precious metals in the hydrogen oxidation without loss of their activity over time.

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Catalytic activity of Pd-Ni in the oxidation of hydrogen for the safety of nuclear power plant

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