Unveiling the Role of In Situ Sulfidation and H2O Excess on H2S Decomposition to Carbon-Free H2 over Cobalt/Ceria Catalysts
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterization Studies
2.2. Catalytic Evaluation
2.3. Apparent Activation Energies
2.4. Stability Tests
2.5. Spent Catalysts Characterization
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials Preparation
3.2. Materials Characterization
3.3. Catalytic Evaluation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | N2 Porosimetry | XRD Analysis | |||
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BET Surface Area (m2/g) | Pore Volume (cm3/g) | Average Pore Diameter (nm) | Crystal Phase | Crystallite Size (nm) | |
CeO2 a | 71.5 | 0.27 | 15.4 | CeO2 | 11.0 |
20-Co/CeO2 a | 33.4 | 0.13 | CeO2 | 10.2 | |
16.0 | Co3O4 | 37.7 | |||
30-Co/CeO2 | 44.9 | 0.21 | CeO2 | 10.4 | |
18.7 | Co3O4 | 37.9 | |||
40-Co/CeO2 | 28.4 | 0.10 | CeO2 | 10.5 | |
14.7 | Co3O4 | 41.7 | |||
60-Co/CeO2 | 15.1 | 0.07 | CeO2 | 10.5 | |
19.3 | Co3O4 | 42.2 | |||
Co3O4 | 2.9 | 0.01 | Co3O4 | 50.7 | |
17.8 | CoO | 52.7 |
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Kraia, T.; Varvoutis, G.; Marnellos, G.E.; Konsolakis, M. Unveiling the Role of In Situ Sulfidation and H2O Excess on H2S Decomposition to Carbon-Free H2 over Cobalt/Ceria Catalysts. Catalysts 2023, 13, 504. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030504
Kraia T, Varvoutis G, Marnellos GE, Konsolakis M. Unveiling the Role of In Situ Sulfidation and H2O Excess on H2S Decomposition to Carbon-Free H2 over Cobalt/Ceria Catalysts. Catalysts. 2023; 13(3):504. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030504
Chicago/Turabian StyleKraia, Tzouliana, Georgios Varvoutis, George E. Marnellos, and Michalis Konsolakis. 2023. "Unveiling the Role of In Situ Sulfidation and H2O Excess on H2S Decomposition to Carbon-Free H2 over Cobalt/Ceria Catalysts" Catalysts 13, no. 3: 504. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030504