[1]Institute of Applied Catalysis Yantai University 30 Qingquan Road Yantai 264005 Shangdong China;
[2]State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Taiyuan 030001 Shanxi China;
Ethylene glycol; Steam reforming; Pt–Ni bimetallic catalyst; Hydrogen production; Synergistic effect;