CO2 METHANATION OVER Ni CATALYSTS SUPPORTED ON HYDROTHERMALLY PREPARED Pr-DOPED CeO2 NANOSTRUCTURES

A. I. Tsiotsias, N. D. Charisiou, C. Zotos, V. Sebastian, K. Polychronopoulou, M. A. Goula

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Abstract

CO2 methanation is commonly regarded as a very important reaction in Power-to-Gas applications and biogas upgrading. In this study, Ni catalysts supported on Pr-doped CeO2 nanostructures of different morphology were prepared, characterized, and evaluated regarding their CO2 methanation performance. Variation of the hydrothermal treatment temperature and solution pH led to the formation of different Pr-CeO2 nanostructures. The use of a concentrated NaOH solution led to highly-ordered Pr-CeO2 nanostructures (nanorods at 100oC and nanocubes at 180oC), whereas the use of a less basic NH3/(NH4)2CO3 buffer led to larger nanoparticles consisting of smaller aggregated crystallites. The Ni catalysts supported on Pr-CeO2 prepared with NH3/(NH4)2CO3 were far superior in catalytic activity compared to the ones supported on Pr-CeO2 prepared with concentrated NaOH, whereas the variation of the hydrothermal treatment temperature had a much lesser effect on the catalytic activity.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)888-894
Number of pages7
JournalEuropean Biomass Conference and Exhibition Proceedings
StatePublished - 2022
Event30th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 9 May 202212 May 2022

Keywords

  • carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • catalytic conversion
  • CO2 reduction
  • hydrogen
  • methane
  • reactivity

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