Enhancing CO 2 Hydrogenation to Methane by Ni-Based Catalyst with V Species Using 3D-mesoporous KIT-6 as Support

Hongxia Cao, Wenyuan Wang, Tianlei Cui, Hongyan Wang, Guang Zhu and Xiangkun Ren
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Hongxia Cao: Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
Wenyuan Wang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
Tianlei Cui: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
Hongyan Wang: Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
Guang Zhu: Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
Xiangkun Ren: Low Carbon Energy Institute, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-14

Abstract: Using renewable H 2 for CO 2 hydrogenation to methane not only achieves CO 2 utilization, but also mitigates the greenhouse effect. In this work, several Ni-based catalysts with V species using 3D-mesoporous KIT-6 (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KIT) as support were prepared at different contents of NiO and V 2 O 5 . Small Ni nanoparticles with high dispersibility on 20Ni-0.5V/KIT-6 were identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD), TEM and hydrogen temperature-programmed desorption (H 2 -TPD) analysis, which promoted the production of more Ni active sites for enhancing catalytic activity for CO 2 methanation. Moreover, TEM and hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction (H 2 -TPR) characterizations confirmed that a proper amount of Ni and V species was favorable to preserve the 3D-mesoporous structure and strengthen the interaction between active Ni and KIT-6. The synergistic effect between Ni and V could strengthen surface basicity to elevate the ability of CO 2 activity on the 20Ni-0.5V/KIT-6. In addition, a strong interaction with the 3D-mesoporous structure allowed active Ni to be firmly anchored onto the catalyst surface, which was accountable for improving catalytic activity and stability. These results revealed that 20Ni-0.5V/KIT-6 was a catalyst with superior catalytic activity and stability, which was considered as a promising candidate for CO 2 hydrogenation to methane.

Keywords: CO 2 methanation; Ni-based catalyst; KIT-6; 3D-mesoporous; V species (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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