The reactivity of spinel ferrites in the two-step methanol reforming

Hydrogen is a clean alternative fuel for energy production. In the recent years many processes for the production of hydrogen have been proposed, comprising thermal, electrolytic and photolytic processes. The thermal/catalytic processes are the most studied also because the necessary quantity of energy can be obtained from renewable resources. Actually the steam reforming of natural gas at high temperature is the technology most used industrially for the production of hydrogen. In this work we report about a two-steps approach for the catalytic production of hydrogen from methanol and water.