Ni‐Al2O3/Ni‐foam catalyst with enhanced heat transfer for hydrogenation of CO2 to methane
Ni‐Al2O3/Ni‐foam catalyst with enhanced heat transfer for hydrogenation of CO2 to methane
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DOI:
10.1002/aic.14935
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发表时间:
2015-12
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Yakun Li;Qiaofei Zhang;Ruijuan Chai;Guofeng Zhao;Ye Liu;Yong Lu;F. Cao
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作者:
Yakun Li;Qiaofei Zhang;Ruijuan Chai;Guofeng Zhao;Ye Liu;Yong Lu;F. Cao
Monolithic Ni-Al2O3/Ni-foam catalyst is developed by modified wet chemical etching of Ni-foam, being highly active/selective and stable in strongly exothermic CO2 methanation process. The as-prepared catalysts are characterized by x-ray diffraction scanning electron microscopy, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, and H2-temperature programmed reduction-mass spectrometry. The results indicate that modified wet chemical etching method is working efficiently for one-step creating and firmly embedding NiO-Al2O3 composite catalyst layer (∼2 μm) into the Ni-foam struts. High CO2 conversion of 90% and high CH4 selectivity of >99.9% can be obtained and maintained for a feed of H2/CO2 (molar ratio of 4/1) at 320°C and 0.1 MPa with a gas hourly space velocity of 5000 h−1, throughout entire 1200 h test over 10.2 mL such monolithic catalysts. Computational fluid dynamics calculation and experimental measurement consistently confirm a dramatic reduction of “hotspot” temperature due to enhanced heat transfer. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 61: 4323–4331, 2015