A Phenomenological Study on the Synergistic Role of Precious Metals in the Steam Reforming of Logistic Fuels on Trimetal-Supported Catalysts

Table 1

TPR characteristics of the catalysts.

Catalyst	Noble metal dispersion			Total H2 uptake for activation (mL)
	Ru	Pd	Rh
Monometallic formulations
Ru	1 wt%	—	—	21.26
Pd	—	1 wt%	—	20.09
Rh	—	—	1 wt%	22.94
Bimetallic formulations
RuPd	1/2 wt%	1/2 wt%	—	22.38
RuRh	1/2 wt%	—	1/2 wt%	23.91
RhPd	—	1/2 wt%	1/2 wt%	23.77
Trimetallic formulations
RPR333	1/3 wt%	1/3 wt%	1/3 wt%	23.52
RPR322	1/3 wt%	1/2 wt%	1/2 wt%	31.79
RPR232	1/2 wt%	1/3 wt%	1/2 wt%	31.98
RPR223	1/2 wt%	1/2 wt%	1/3 wt%	30.92