Ni/MgO catalyst prepared using atmospheric high-frequency discharge plasma for CO_2 reforming of methane

A new type of Ni/MgO catalyst was prepared using atmospheric high-frequency discharge cold plasma. The influences of conventional method, plasma method, and plasma plus calcination method on the catalytic activity were studied and the CO2 reforming of methane was chosen as the probe reaction. The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscope （TEM）, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and CO2 temperature-programmed surface reaction techniques. The results suggested that the nickel-based catalyst prepared by plasma plus calcination method possessed a smaller particle size and a higher dispersion of active component, better low-temperature activity and enhanced anti-coking ability. The conversion of CO2 and CH4 was 90.70% and 89.37%, respectively, and the reaction lasted for 36 h without obvious deactivation under 101.325 kPa and 750°C with CO2/CH4 = 1/1.

Effect of the Ni size on CH4/CO2 reforming over Ni/MgO catalyst：A DFT study

Carbon deposition is sensitive to the metal particle sizes of supported Ni catalysts in CH_4/CO_2 reforming.To explore the reason of this phenomenon,Ni4,Ni8,and Ni12 which re flect the different cluster thicknesses supported on the MgO(100) slabs,have been employed to simulate Ni/MgO catalysts,and the reaction pathways of CH_4/CO_2 reforming on Nix/MgO(100) models are investigated by density functional theory.The reforming mechanisms of CH_4/CO_2 on different Nix/MgO(100) indicate the energy barriers of CH_4 dissociated adsorption,CH dissociation,and C oxidation three factors are all declining with the decrease of the Ni cluster sizes.The Hirshfeld charges analyses of three steps as described above show only Ni atoms in bottom two layers can obtain electrons from the MgO supporters,and the main electron transfer occurs between adsorbed species and their directly contacted Ni atoms.Due to more electron-rich Ni atoms in contact with the MgO supporters,the Ni/MgO catalysts with small Ni particles have a strong metal particle size effect and lead to its better catalytic activity.

Production of hydrogen-rich gas and multi-walled carbon nanotubes from ethanol decomposition over molybdenum modified Ni/MgO catalysts

A series of molybdenum modified Ni/MgO catalysts （Ni-Mo/MgO） with different loading ratios of Ni ： Mo were prepared by impregnation method. Ethanol decomposition to co-produce multi-walled carbon nanotubes and hydrogen-rich gas at temperatures of 600-800 ℃ was inves- tigated over the synthesized Ni-Mo/MgO catalysts. The results showed that the catalytic activity depended strongly on the reaction temperature and loading ratio of Ni ： Mo. According to the gaseous and solid products obtained, the reaction pathways for ethanol decomposition were suggested.

In situ formation of multiple catalysts for enhancing the hydrogen storage of MgH_(2) by adding porous Ni_(3)ZnC_(0.7)/Ni loaded carbon nanotubes microspheres

MgH_(2) is considered one of the most promising hydrogen storage materials because of its safety,high efficiency,high hydrogen storage quantity and low cost characteristics.But some shortcomings are still existed:high operating temperature and poor hydrogen absorption dynamics,which limit its application.Porous Ni_(3)ZnC_(0.7)/Ni loaded carbon nanotubes microspheres(NZC/Ni@CNT)is prepared by facile filtration and calcination method.Then the different amount of NZC/Ni@CNT(2.5,5.0 and 7.5 wt%)is added to the MgH_(2) by ball milling.Among the three samples with different amount of NZC/Ni@CNT(2.5,5.0 and 7.5 wt%),the MgH_(2)-5 wt%NZC/Ni@CNT composite exhibits the best hydrogen storage performances.After testing,the MgH_(2)-5 wt%NZC/Ni@CNT begins to release hydrogen at around 110℃ and hydrogen absorption capacity reaches 2.34 wt%H_(2) at 80℃ within 60 min.Moreover,the composite can release about 5.36 wt%H_(2) at 300℃.In addition,hydrogen absorption and desorption activation energies of the MgH_(2)-5 wt%NZC/Ni@CNT composite are reduced to 37.28 and 84.22 KJ/mol H_(2),respectively.The in situ generated Mg_(2)NiH_(4)/Mg_(2)Ni can serve as a"hydrogen pump"that plays the main role in providing more activation sites and hydrogen diffusion channels which promotes H_(2) dissociation during hydrogen absorption process.In addition,the evenly dispersed Zn and MgZn2 in Mg and MgH_(2) could provide sites for Mg/MgH_(2) nucleation and hydrogen diffusion channel.This attempt clearly proved that the bimetallic carbide Ni_(3)ZnC_(0.7) is a effective additive for the hydrogen storage performances modification of MgH_(2),and the facile synthesis of the Ni_(3)ZnC_(0.7)/Ni@CNT can provide directions of better designing high performance carbide catalysts for improving MgH_(2).

Effect of Ni loadings on the activity and coke formation of MgO-modified Ni/Al_2O_3 nanocatalyst in dry reforming of methane

MgO-modified Ni/Al2O3 catalysts with different Ni loadings were prepared and employed in dry reforming of methane （DRM）. The effect of Ni loadings on the activity and coke formation of Ni/MgO-A1203 catalysts were investigated. The synthesized catalysts were characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, SEM, TPO and TPR techniques. The obtained results showed that increasing nickel loading decreased the BET surface area and increased the catalytic activity and amount of deposited carbon. In addition, the effect of gas hourly space velocity （GHSV） and feed ratio were studied.

Ni/MgO catalyst prepared via dielectric-barrier discharge plasma with improved catalytic performance for carbon dioxide reforming of methane

A Ni/MgO catalyst was prepared via novel dielectric-barrier discharge （DBD） plasma decomposition method. The combined characterization of Bmnauer- Emmett-Teller measurement, X-ray diffraction, hydrogen temperature-programmed reduction and transmission electron microscopy shows that DBD plasma treatment enhances the support-metal interaction of Ni/MgO catalyst and facilitates the formation of smaller Ni particles. Sphere-like Ni particles form on plasma treated Ni/MgO catalysts. The plasma treated Ni/MgO catalyst shows a significantly improved low temperature activity and good stability for CO2 reforming of methane to syngas.

Effect of MgO promoter on Ni-based SBA-15 catalysts for combined steam and carbon dioxide reforming of methane

A series of Ni/SBA-15 catalysts with Ni contents ranging from 5 wt% to 15 wt%, as well as another series of 10%Ni/MgO/SBA-15 catalysts, in which the range of the MgO content was from 1 wt% to 7 wt%, were prepared, and their catalytic performances for the reaction of combined steam and carbon dioxide reforming of methane were investigated in a continuous flow microreactor. The structures of the catalysts were characterized using the XRD, H2-TPR and CO2-TPD techniques. The results indicated that the CO selectivity for this reaction was very close to 100%, and the H2/CO ratio of the product gas could be controlled by changing the H2O/CO2 molar ratio of the feed gas. The simultaneous and plentiful existing of steam and CO2 had a significant influence on the catalytic performance of the 10%Ni/SBA-15 catalyst without modification. After reacting at 850 °C for 120 h over this catalyst, the CH4 conversion dropped from 98% to 85%, and the CO2 conversion decreased from 86% to 53%. However, the 10%Ni/3%MgO/SBA-15 catalyst exhibited a much better catalytic performance, and after reacting for 620 h, the CO2 conversion over this catalyst dropped from 92% to around 77%, while the CH4 conversion was not decreased. Oxidation of the Ni0 species as well as carbon deposition during the reaction were the main reasons for the deactivation of the catalyst without modification. On the other hand, modification by the MgO promoter improved the dispersion of the Ni0 species, and enhanced the CO2 adsorption affinity which in turn depressed the occurring of carbon deposition, and thus retarded the deactivation process.

Hydrogen production by glycerol reforming in supercritical water over Ni/MgO-ZrO_2 catalyst

Nano ZrO2 and MgO-ZrO2 were prepared by a self-assembly route and were employed as the support for Ni catalysts used in hydrogen production from glycerol reforming in supercritical water （SCW）. The reforming experiments were conducted in a tubular fixed-bed flow reactor over a temperature range of 600-800 ℃. The influences of process variables such as temperature, contact time, and water to glycerol ratio on hydrogen yield were investigated and the catalysts were charactered by ICP, BET, XRD and SEM. The results showed that high hydrogen yield was obtained from glycerol by reforming in supercritical water over the Ni/MgO-ZrO2 catalysts in a short contact time. The MgO in the catalyst showed significant promotion effect for hydrogen production likely due to the formation of the alkaline active site. Even when the glycerol feed concentration was up to 45 wt%, glycerol was completely gasified and transfered to the gas products containing hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane along with small amounts of carbon monoxide. At a diluted feed concentration of 5 wt%, near theoretical yield of 7 mole of H2/mol of glycerol could be obtained.

Screening of MgO- and CeO_2-Based Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Oxidative Coupling of Methane to C_(2+) Hydrocarbons

The catalyst screening tests for carbon dioxide oxidative coupling of methane (CO2-OCM) have been investigated over ternary and binary metal oxide catalysts. The catalysts are prepared by doping MgO- and CeO2-based solids with oxides from alkali (Li2O), alkaline earth (CaO), and transition metal groups (WO3 or MnO). The presence of the peroxide (O2-2) active sites on the Li2O2, revealed by Raman spectroscopy, may be the key factor in the enhanced performance of some of the Li2O/MgO catalysts. The high reducibility of the CeO2 catalyst, an important factor in the CO2-OCM catalyst activity, may be enhanced by the presence of manganese oxide species. The manganese oxide species increases oxygen mobility and oxygen vacancies in the CeO2 catalyst. Raman and Fourier Transform Infra Red (FT-IR) spectroscopies revealed the presence of lattice vibrations of metal-oxygen bondings and active sites in which the peaks corresponding to the bulk crystalline structures of Li2O, CaO, WO3 and MnO are detected. The performance of 5%MnO/15%CaO/CeO2 catalyst is the most potential among the CeO2-based catalysts, although lower than the 2%Li2O/MgO catalyst. The 2%Li2O/MgO catalyst showed the most promising C2+ hydrocarbons selectivity and yield at 98.0% and 5.7%, respectively.

Insight into MgO promoter with low concentration for the carbon-deposition resistance of Ni-based catalysts in the CO_2 reforming of CH_4

The CO2reforming of CH4is studied over MgO‐promoted Ni catalysts,which were supported on alumina prepared from hydrotalcite.This presents an improved stability compared with non‐promoted catalysts.The introduction of the MgO promoter was achieved through the‘‘memory effect’’of the Ni‐Al hydrotalcite structure,and ICP‐MS confirmed that only0.42wt.%of Mg2+ions were added into the Ni‐Mg/Al catalyst.Although no differences in the Ni particle size and basicity strength were observed,the Ni‐Mg/Al catalyst showed a higher catalytic stability than the Ni/Al catalyst.A series of surface reaction experiments were used and showed that the addition of a MgO promoter with low concentration can promote CO2dissociation to form active surface oxygen arising from the formation of the Ni‐MgO interface sites.Therefore,the carbon‐resistance promotion by nature was suggested to contribute to an oxidative environment around Ni particles,which would increase the conversion of carbon residues from CH4cracking to yield CO on the Ni metal surface.?2018,Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences.Published by Elsevier B.V.All rights reserved.

Hydrogen production from steam reforming of ethanol over Ni/MgO-CeO_2 catalyst at low temperature

MgO,CeO2 and MgO-CeO2 with different mole ratio of Mg:Ce were prepared by solid-phase burning method.Catalysts Ni/MgO,Ni/CeO2 and Ni/MgO-CeO2 were prepared by impregnation method.The catalytic properties were evaluated in ethanol steam reforming(ESR) reaction.Specific surface areas of the supports were measured by nitrogen adsorption-desorption at 77 K,and the catalysts were characterized with X-ray diffraction(XRD),temperature programmed reduction(TPR) and thermogravimetric(TG).The results showed that well...

Reduction of Sulphur-containing Aromatic Nitro Compounds with Hydrazine Hydrate over Iron(III) Oxide-MgO Catalyst

Sulphur-containing aromatic amines were prepared efficiently in good to excellent yields by reduction of the corresponding sulphur-containing aromatic nitro compounds with hydrazine hydrate in the presence of iron（Ⅲ） oxide-MgO catalyst. The catalyst exhibited high activity and stability for the reduction of sulphur-containing aromatic nitro compounds. The yields of sulphur-containing aromatic amines were up to 91-99 % at 355 K after reduction for 1-4 h over this catalyst.

An Ab Initio Study of N_2O Decomposition on MgO Catalyst

Ab initio calculations based on density functional theory have been used to study thedecompsition of N_2O on MgO. The reaction is predicted to occur on O_3c and O_(4c) atoms, but not onO_(5c) atoms, with an activation barrier of 25-27 kcal/mol, in agreement with the experimental valueof 35 kcal/mol. Natural bond orbital analysis shows that the reaction leaves O ad-atoms on thosesurface O anions to form a peroxide-like 'O^2_(2-)' species. The )O-O bond stretching frequency ispredicted to be in the range from 820 cm(-1) to 825 cm(-1).

助剂铬对Ni/MgO催化剂CVD法制备碳纳米管的促进作用

采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了助剂Cr改性的Ni/MgO催化剂,用化学气相沉积(CVD)法在600℃下裂解甲烷生长碳纳米管,研究了助剂Cr的引入对催化剂微结构和制备碳纳米管性能的影响.催化剂样品用XRD,TPR和CO-TPD进行了分析,制备的碳纳米管用TEM和XRD进行了表征.实验结果表明,NiO和MgO之间存在着强相互作用而形成固溶体,Ni/MgO催化剂经氢气处理后其中的镍氧化物只有极少部分被还原成为镍.助剂铬的引入明显促进了镍的还原,使得催化剂表面的Ni活性中心数增多,从而使催化剂的活性和性能得到了明显的改进.在加入助剂后碳纳米管的产率明显增加,当Cr质量分数为8%时,碳纳米管的产量为未加助剂时产量的5倍,碳纳米管和催化剂的质量比达到19.28.当Cr含量进一步增加时,Ni在催剂表面聚集形成大颗粒,制备出的产品中含有大量的碳纳米纤维和无定形碳.以8%Cr-Ni/MgO催化剂合成的碳纳米管具有比较高的产率且质量较好.

助剂MgO、CaO对甲烷水蒸气重整Ni/γ-Al2O3催化性能的影响

采用固定床装置,考察了以共浸方式引入的助剂MgO、CaO对Ni/γ-Al2O3催化剂在甲烷水蒸气催化重整中的催化反应性能的影响。结果表明,在H2O/CH4/N2的摩尔比为2.86/1/3.28,GHSV为1 800 h-1,反应温度为700℃下,催化剂Ni-CaO/Al2O3催化性能最好;反应初期甲烷转化率可达到96.95%、CO选择性可达68.93%、H2收率可达73.58%。XRD和H2-TPR结果表明,CaO的存在使催化剂中的活性NiO组分增多,还原性和分散性能较好。利用热分析技术对积炭进行考察发现反应10 h后的Ni-CaO/Al2O3催化剂上并未出现导致催化剂失活的炭物种。

CeO_2、CaO助剂对甲烷部分氧化制合成气Ni/MgO-Al_2O_3催化剂结构和性能的影响

采用BET、H2-TPR、XRD、TEM和活性评价等表征手段,考察了CeO2、CaO助剂对Ni/MgO-Al2O3催化剂物化性质和甲烷部分氧化制合成气反应性能的影响。实验结果表明,单独加入CeO2或CaO助剂可以改善Ni/MgO-Al2O3催化剂中镍物种的还原性能,以CaO尤为明显;CaO作为结构助剂可以降低还原态催化剂中的镍晶粒尺寸,使改性的催化剂具有较好的活性,而CeO2对催化剂的活性未产生显著影响。当CeO2与CaO两种助剂同时对Ni/MgO-Al2O3进行改性时,虽然催化剂中镍物种的还原性能没有发生明显变化,但仍具有很好的反应性能,这与CeO2与CaO能够形成CaO-CeO2固溶体有关。CaO-CeO2固溶体不仅与镍物种间存在相互作用,提高了镍物种的分散度、减小了镍晶粒尺寸,还可以提高催化剂的储氧能力和晶格氧的流动性,从而有利于改善其甲烷部分氧化反应性能。

焙烧温度对甲烷催化部分氧化Ni/MgO-Al_2O_3催化剂结构和性能的影响

采用TPR、BET、XRD、TG及反应性能评价等研究方法,考察了焙烧温度对甲烷催化部分氧化制合成气Ni/MgO-Al2O3催化剂结构和性能的影响。研究结果表明,随焙烧温度的升高, Ni/MgO-Al2O3 中的镍物种与载体作用逐渐增强,生成了NiAl2O4 尖晶石和NiMgO2 固熔体。虽然焙烧温度提高会使催化剂比表面降低,由于尖晶石结构的形成,其热稳定性会明显提高,将有利于抑制催化剂在反应过程中因烧结而失活的可能性。与低温焙烧的催化剂相比,高温焙烧的催化剂仍表现出良好催化反应性能,并具有相对较好的稳定性。高温焙烧的催化剂在反应过程中床层的热点温度相对较低,热点温度波动幅度也较小。低温和高温焙烧的Ni/MgO-Al2O3 催化剂在常压、1 083K、CH4 与O2 摩尔比为1. 8、空速2. 66×105h-1的反应条件下均具有良好的抗积炭性能。

Sm修饰的Ni-MgO催化剂制备碳纳米管的研究

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been synthesized over Ni-MgO and Ni-Sm-MgO catalysts by decomposition of CH4 at 650 ℃. The addition of Sm into Ni-MgO catalyst not only promotes the catalytic activity and lifetime of the catalyst, but also improves the graphitization and heat stability of carbon nanotubes. The yield of CNTs obtained over the Ni-10Sm-MgO catalyst reaches 33 g C·(g Ni)-1, being more than 5 times higher than that of the Ni-MgO catalyst. XRD and TPR results of the catalysts indicate that there is a remarkable interaction of Ni with Sm species, which facilitates the reduction of nickel and restrains the Ni particles from agglomerating.

载体MgO/Al_2O_3比对CH_4/CO_2重整Ni基催化剂性能的影响

以ＭｇＯ、Ａｌ２Ｏ３以及其混合物为载体，研究ＭｇＯ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３ｍｏｌ比对ＣＨ４／ＣＯ２重整Ｎｉ基催化剂性能的影响．结果表明ＭｇＯ／Ａｌ２Ｏ３＝２（ｍｏｌ比）时其催化性能最好，积炭量最少．现场ＴＰＯ实验表明ＣＯ岐化的积炭量均大于相应催化剂ＣＨ４解离的积炭量，表明ＣＨ４／ＣＯ２重整Ｎｉ基催化剂的积炭。