Microwave driven steam reforming of biomass model tar based on metal organic frameworks (ZIF-67) derived Co/C catalyst

Yuechi Che, Xiaopeng Jia, Yongjie Hu, Jian Li, Zhi Wang, Beibei Yan and Guanyi Chen

Energy, 2024, vol. 304, issue C

Abstract: Tar catalytic removal is a key issue in biomass gasification, which is suffering from catalyst coking and sintering. Microwave technology is attractive due to the high activity on polar molecules and ability to lower activation energy. In this study, the Co/C derived from metal-organic frameworks (ZIF-67) was developed as a bifunctional microwave catalyst that can strengthen the interaction between microwave and tar catalytic reforming, and enhance the anti-coking and sintering ability. The effects of the temperature, heating method, tar concentration, and catalyst support on model tar conversion rate were investigated. The operating conditions at 700 °C and tar concentration lower than 20 g/m3 can reach a promising conversion rate over 90.15 % under microwave irradiation. On the one hand, microwave heating groups performed better in conversion rate and coking compared to conventional heating, due to the active species generated from the microwave plasma. On the other hand, Co/C showed better performance in catalytic activity and sintering stability, due to the highly dispersion of cobalt nanoparticles and the confinement effect of carbon nanotubes on the catalyst surface. These findings proposed a novel approach for efficient biomass tar removal under microwave irradiation, and offered a potential tool to further reveal the mechanism in microwave driven tar steam reforming system.

Keywords: Microwave; Biomass tar removal; MOFs; Steam reforming; Catalysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.132126

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