Catalytic combustion is an environmentally friendlytechnique to combust fuels in e.g. gas turbines. Introducing acatalyst into the combustion chamber of a gas turbine allowscombustion outside the normal flammability limits. Hence, theadiabatic flame temperature may be lowered below the thresholdtemperature for thermal NOXformation while maintaining a stable combustion.However, several challenges are connected to the application ofcatalytic combustion in gas turbines. The first part of thisthesis reviews the use of catalytic combustion in gas turbines.The influence of the fuel has been studied and compared overdifferent catalyst materials. The material section is divided into two parts. The firstconcerns bimetallic palladium catalysts. These catalysts showeda more stable activity compared to their pure palladiumcounterparts for methane combustion. This was verified both byusing an annular reactor at ambient pressure and a pilot-scalereactor at elevated pressures and flows closely resembling theones found in a gas turbine combustor. The second part concerns high-temperature materials, whichmay be used either as active or washcoat materials. A novelgroup of materials for catalysis, i.e. garnets, has beensynthesised and tested in combustion of methane, a low-heatingvalue gas and diesel fuel. The garnets showed some interestingabilities especially for combustion of low-heating value, LHV,gas. Two other materials were also studied, i.e. spinels andhexaaluminates, both showed very promising thermal stabilityand the substituted hexaaluminates also showed a good catalyticactivity. Finally, deactivation of the catalyst materials was studied.In this part the sulphur poisoning of palladium, platinum andthe above-mentioned complex metal oxides has been studied forcombustion of a LHV gas. Platinum and surprisingly the garnetwere least deactivated. Palladium was severely affected formethane combustion while the other washcoat materials were mostaffected for carbon monoxide and hydrogen. <b>Keywords:</b>catalytic combustion, catalyst materials,palladium, platinum, bimetallic, garnet, spinel, hexaaluminate,deactivation, sulphur, poisoning, diesel, methane,hydrocarbons

<p>Catalytic combustion is an environmentally friendlytechnique to combust fuels in e.g. gas turbines. Introducing acatalyst into the combustion chamber of a gas turbine allowscombustion outside the normal flammability limits. Hence, theadiabatic flame temperature may be lowered below the thresholdtemperature for thermal NO_Xformation while maintaining a stable combustion.However, several challenges are connected to the application ofcatalytic combustion in gas turbines. The first part of thisthesis reviews the use of catalytic combustion in gas turbines.The influence of the fuel has been studied and compared overdifferent catalyst materials.</p><p>The material section is divided into two parts. The firstconcerns bimetallic palladium catalysts. These catalysts showeda more stable activity compared to their pure palladiumcounterparts for methane combustion. This was verified both byusing an annular reactor at ambient pressure and a pilot-scalereactor at elevated pressures and flows closely resembling theones found in a gas turbine combustor.</p><p>The second part concerns high-temperature materials, whichmay be used either as active or washcoat materials. A novelgroup of materials for catalysis, i.e. garnets, has beensynthesised and tested in combustion of methane, a low-heatingvalue gas and diesel fuel. The garnets showed some interestingabilities especially for combustion of low-heating value, LHV,gas. Two other materials were also studied, i.e. spinels andhexaaluminates, both showed very promising thermal stabilityand the substituted hexaaluminates also showed a good catalyticactivity.</p><p>Finally, deactivation of the catalyst materials was studied.In this part the sulphur poisoning of palladium, platinum andthe above-mentioned complex metal oxides has been studied forcombustion of a LHV gas. Platinum and surprisingly the garnetwere least deactivated. Palladium was severely affected formethane combustion while the other washcoat materials were mostaffected for carbon monoxide and hydrogen.</p><p><b>Keywords:</b>catalytic combustion, catalyst materials,palladium, platinum, bimetallic, garnet, spinel, hexaaluminate,deactivation, sulphur, poisoning, diesel, methane,hydrocarbons</p>

SESMR (Sorption Enhanced Steam Methane Reforming), SMR (Steam Methane Reforming) avec capture de CO2 in situ par un adsorbant solide, peut amener à une exploitation durable du gaz naturel pour la production de H2. La thèse, partie du projet de recherche ASCENT (Advanced Solid Cycles with Efficient Novel Technologies), concerne le développement de matériaux combinés adsorbants catalyseurs Ni-CaO-mayenite pour le SESMR, aux fins d’étudier les influences dues à la fraction de Ni, aux sels précurseurs du Ni (Ni acétate ou Ni nitrate), et à la fraction de CaO disponible. Les techniques ICP AES, XRD, BET/BJH, SEM/EDS, TEM/EDS, TPR et TGA ont été utilisés pour caractériser les matériaux synthétisés. La réactivité a été évaluée par des tests en lit fixe à l’échelle du microréacteur, qui ont aussi permis une sélection des matériaux les plus prometteurs pour une étude de l’applicabilité industrielle par tests multi cycliques SESMR/régénération de solides par un réacteur automatisé à lit fixe. / Sorption enhanced steam methane reforming (SESMR), steam methane reforming (SMR) with in situ CO2 sorption by a solid sorbent, can lead to a sustainable exploitation of natural gas to produce H2. (CSCM). This thesis, as a part of ASCENT (Advanced Solid Cycles with Efficient Novel Technologies) project, deals with Ni-CaO-mayenite combined sorbent-catalyst material for SESMR, to study the effect of Ni fraction, its precursor salt (Ni nitrate or Ni acetate), and free CaO fraction. ICP AES, XRD, BET and BJH methods, SEM EDS, TEM EDS, TPR and TGA were used to characterize synthesized materials. Their reactivity was evaluated by tests in a packed bed microreactor, which served also as a screening tool to choose the most promising materials. Their industrial applicability was assessed by multicycle SESMR/regeneration tests in an automated packed bed bench scale rig.