Synthesis and evaluation as CO2 chemisorbent of the Li5(Al1-xFex)O4 solid solution materials:Effect of oxygen addition

Pentalithium aluminate（β-LiAlO） and the corresponding iron-containing solid solution(Li(AlFe)O)were synthetized by solid-state reaction. All the samples were characterized structural and microstructurally by X-ray diffraction, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, scanning electron microscopy, Nadsorption-desorption and temperature-programmed desorption of CO. Results showed that 30 mol% of iron can be incorporated into the β-LiAlOcrystalline structure at aluminum positions. Moreover, iron addition induced morphological and superficial reactivity variations. Li(AlFe)Osamples chemisorbed CObetween 200 and 700 °C, where the superficial chemisorption presented the highest enhancement,in comparison to β-LiAlO. Additionally, Li(AlFe)Osamples sintered at higher temperatures thanβ-LiAlO. Isothermal COchemisorption experiments of β-LiAlOand Li(AlFe)Owere fitted to a first order reaction model, corroborating that iron enhances the COchemisorption, kinetically. When oxygen was added to the gas flow, COchemisorption process was mainly enhanced between 400 and 600 °C for the Li(AlFe)Osample in comparison to β-LiAlO. Hence, Li(AlFe)Osolid solution presented an enhanced COchemisorption process, in the presence and absence of oxygen, in comparison to β-LiAlO.

Pentalithium aluminate(β-Li_5AlO_4) and the corresponding iron-containing solid solution(Li_5(Al_(1-x)Fe_x)O_4)were synthetized by solid-state reaction. All the samples were characterized structural and microstructurally by X-ray diffraction, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance, scanning electron microscopy, N_2 adsorption-desorption and temperature-programmed desorption of CO_2. Results showed that 30 mol% of iron can be incorporated into the β-Li_5AlO_4 crystalline structure at aluminum positions. Moreover, iron addition induced morphological and superficial reactivity variations. Li_5(Al_(1-x)Fe_x)O_4 samples chemisorbed CO_2 between 200 and 700 °C, where the superficial chemisorption presented the highest enhancement,in comparison to β-Li_5AlO _4. Additionally, Li_5(Al_(1-x)Fe_x)O_4 samples sintered at higher temperatures thanβ-Li_5AlO_4. Isothermal CO_2 chemisorption experiments of β-Li_5AlO_4 and Li_5(Al_(1-x)Fe_x)O_4 were fitted to a first order reaction model, corroborating that iron enhances the CO_2 chemisorption, kinetically. When oxygen was added to the gas flow, CO_2 chemisorption process was mainly enhanced between 400 and 600 °C for the Li_5(Al_(0.8)Fe_(0.2))O_4 sample in comparison to β-Li_5AlO_4. Hence, Li_5(Al_(1-x)Fe_x)O_4 solid solution presented an enhanced CO_2 chemisorption process, in the presence and absence of oxygen, in comparison to β-Li_5AlO_4.