Lv et al.Ni-Based Catalysts CO 2 Methanation auxiliaries and dopants, the fabrication methods, reaction conditions, etc. Finally, the future development trend of the Ni based catalysts is also prospected, which will be helpful to the design and fabrication of the Ni catalysts with high efficiency toward CO 2 methanation process.
The Ni monometallic catalyst usually
exhibits poor CO2 methanation activity, although its low
cost is beneficial for conducting
large-scale application in industries. Herein, the transition metal
(Mn, Fe, Co, and Cu)-doped Ni-based bimetallic catalysts loaded on
mesoporous Ce0.8Zr0.2O2 solid solution
were prepared to address this challenge in CO2 methanation.
We found that the Co-doped catalysts exhibited much higher activity
than the corresponding counterparts. Therefore, the relationship between
the Co/Ni ratio and activity was further investigated to acquire the
optimum ratio. The obtained catalysts were characterized by various
measurements. The results demonstrated that doping the second transition
metals could promote Ni dispersion and strengthen metal–support
interaction. Resultantly, serious agglomeration of the metallic active
sites was successfully inhibited. Besides, we also carried out the in situ diffuse reflectance infrared spectroscopy and online
temperature-programmed surface reaction of CO2 methanation
to study the possible reaction intermediates and pathways over the
Ni–Co bimetallic catalysts. A dynamic study was also conducted
to further study the effect of the doped transition metals on the
apparent activation energies. Besides, the present research also revealed
that the Ni–Co synergistic effect significantly improved the
low-temperature activity by regulating the reaction intermediates.
As a result, the Ni–Co bimetallic catalysts supported by mesoporous
Ce0.8Zr0.2O2 solid solution were
considered as a series of promising and efficient low-temperature
CO2 methanation catalysts.
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