Gasification of glucose was carried out over the 16 wt % Ni/activated charcoal in supercritical water at 28
MPa. Effects of temperature (575-725 °C), feed concentration (0.3-0.9 M), and LHSV (6-24 h-1
) were
investigated on the product distribution. For comparison, the gasification experiments were performed with
activated charcoal and also without catalyst. While the Ni/activated charcoal catalyst showed a good yield of
hydrogen, it was deactivated due to coke deposition especially at low temperatures below 650 °C and also
due to sintering of nickel particles.