화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.84, 150-166, April, 2020
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.12.030  Export Citation
Production of hydrogen-rich syngas and multiwalled carbon nanotubes by biogas decomposition over zirconia supported iron catalysts
Manoj Pudukudy1, 2, †, Zahira Yaakob2, Khaleeda Mhd Syahri2, Qingming Jia1, and Shaoyun Shan1, †
  • 1Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Research Center for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, 43600, Malaysia
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A set of Fe/ZrO2 catalysts were successfully synthesized by a facile urea-assisted solid-state combustion method, and their catalytic test was evaluated for the thermal decomposition of undiluted-biogas into hydrogen-rich syngas and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The as-prepared catalysts were characterized by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning and Transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM), Nitrogen-physisorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Temperature programmed reduction analyses. The iron was found in the form of hematite and metallic-iron in the fresh and reduced catalysts respectively. A suitable metal-support interaction due to the fine surface dispersion of iron species on ZrO2 was observed in the catalysts. The N2-physisorption analysis indicated the reduced surface area of the catalysts after iron loading. However, it does not influence the catalytic efficiency since the metal amount and metal-support interaction was determined to play the main role. The Fe/ZrO2 catalysts exhibited improved catalytic efficiency. With increasing the amount of iron and increasing the reaction temperature, the CH4 and CO2 conversions were increased significantly. A highest CH4 and CO2 conversions of 92% and 89% respectively, with an H2/CO ratio of ∼2.25 were obtained for the 50%Fe/ZrO2 catalyst at 900 °C. The enhanced catalytic performance could be attributed to the fine-surface dispersion of iron-nanocrystals on ZrO2. Moreover, the MWCNTs were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM and Raman analyses for their structural properties.
Keywords:Biogas;Carbon dioxide;Fe/ZrO2 catalysts;Redox properties;Surface characteristics;Multiwalled carbon nanotubes
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