Sponge-like CoNi Catalysts Synthesized by Combustion of Reactive Solutions: Stability and Performance for CO2 Hydrogenation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Catalysts
2.2. Structural Characterization
2.3. Performance Evaluation
2.4. In Situ Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (DRIFTS) Experiments
2.5. Temperature-Programmed Reduction Experiments
3. Results
3.1. Structural Characterization
3.2. In Situ DRIFTS Experiments
3.3. Temperature-Programmed Reduction Experiments
3.4. CO2 Hydrogenation Performance
3.5. Catalyst Stability and Productivity Test
4. Discussion
4.1. CO2 Hydrogenation Performance
4.2. Comments on the Possible CO2 Hydrogenation Mechanism
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample ID | Crystallite Size (D), nm | Lettice Constant (a), Å |
---|---|---|
Co | 29 | 3.5457 |
Co3Ni | 27 | 3.5349 |
CoNi | 32 | 3.5336 |
CoNi3 | 37 | 3.5246 |
Ni | 38 | 3.5233 |
Sample ID | CH4 Selectivity, % | Efficiency by CH4, mol·h−1·gcat−1 | CO2 Conversion, % |
---|---|---|---|
Co | 99+ | 0.12 | 71.5 |
Co3Ni | 99+ | 0.21 | 89.1 |
CoNi | 99+ | 0.24 | 88.4 |
CoNi3 | 99+ | 0.27 | 88.7 |
Ni | 99+ | 0.09 | 66.6 |
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Evdokimenko, N.; Yermekova, Z.; Roslyakov, S.; Tkachenko, O.; Kapustin, G.; Bindiug, D.; Kustov, A.; Mukasyan, A.S. Sponge-like CoNi Catalysts Synthesized by Combustion of Reactive Solutions: Stability and Performance for CO2 Hydrogenation. Materials 2022, 15, 5129. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155129
Evdokimenko N, Yermekova Z, Roslyakov S, Tkachenko O, Kapustin G, Bindiug D, Kustov A, Mukasyan AS. Sponge-like CoNi Catalysts Synthesized by Combustion of Reactive Solutions: Stability and Performance for CO2 Hydrogenation. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5129. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155129
Chicago/Turabian StyleEvdokimenko, Nikolay, Zhanna Yermekova, Sergey Roslyakov, Olga Tkachenko, Gennady Kapustin, Denis Bindiug, Alexander Kustov, and Alexander S. Mukasyan. 2022. "Sponge-like CoNi Catalysts Synthesized by Combustion of Reactive Solutions: Stability and Performance for CO2 Hydrogenation" Materials 15, no. 15: 5129. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155129