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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28481| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Are Fe based catalysts an upcoming alternative to Ni in CO2 methanation at elevated pressure? |
| Authors: | Franken, Tanja Heel, Andre |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101175 10.21256/zhaw-28481 |
| Published in: | Journal of CO2 Utilization |
| Volume(Issue): | 39 |
| Page(s): | 101175 |
| Issue Date: | 24-Apr-2020 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 2212-9839 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | High pressure methanation; Fe catalysts; Zeolite; CO2 hydrogenation; High dispersion |
| Subject (DDC): | 540: Chemistry |
| Abstract: | The raise of regenerative but unsteadily produced energy demands a highly flexible way to store the energy for time periods when less energy is produced than consumed. In the current study, it is investigated if catalysts based on environmentally more attractive and less hazardous to health Fe might be able to be considered as an alternative to Ni catalysts in the CO2 methanation at elevated pressure. For this a set of catalysts with 1–10 wt % Fe supported on the zeolite 13X is analysed in CO2 methanation at 1–15 bar. The trends of activity as well as selectivity with varying Fe loading and pressure are presented. Correlation with thorough characterization of the materials shows that a very high dispersion of Fe in octahedral sites within the zeolite is necessary to generate CH4 as the main reaction product and suppress the Fischer–Tropsch activity towards Csingle bondC coupling reactions at elevated pressure. Especially with low Fe loading such as 1 wt % high reaction rates of 42 mmol(CO2)/(mol(Fe)∙s) with a CH4 selectivity of 76 % at 300 °C and 10 bar are obtained. In contrast to that, highly Fe loaded catalysts tend to form increasing amounts of Fischer–Tropsch products at increasing pressure. In addition, highly Fe-loaded catalysts are much more susceptible to destruction of the zeolite under reaction conditions. At the same time, highly loaded catalysts form a Fe3C shell around the remaining support. Hence, avoiding the formation of a Fe3C phase is crucial for high CH4 selectivity. The results presented here therefore show that catalysts with a very high Fe-dispersion in particular can gain considerably in importance as alternatives to Ni-methanation catalysts at elevated pressure. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28481 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Materials and Process Engineering (IMPE) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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Franken, T., & Heel, A. (2020). Are Fe based catalysts an upcoming alternative to Ni in CO2 methanation at elevated pressure? Journal of CO2 Utilization, 39, 101175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101175
Franken, T. and Heel, A. (2020) ‘Are Fe based catalysts an upcoming alternative to Ni in CO2 methanation at elevated pressure?’, Journal of CO2 Utilization, 39, p. 101175. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101175.
T. Franken and A. Heel, “Are Fe based catalysts an upcoming alternative to Ni in CO2 methanation at elevated pressure?,” Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 39, p. 101175, Apr. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101175.
FRANKEN, Tanja und Andre HEEL, 2020. Are Fe based catalysts an upcoming alternative to Ni in CO2 methanation at elevated pressure? Journal of CO2 Utilization. 24 April 2020. Bd. 39, S. 101175. DOI 10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101175
Franken, Tanja, and Andre Heel. 2020. “Are Fe Based Catalysts an Upcoming Alternative to Ni in CO2 Methanation at Elevated Pressure?” Journal of CO2 Utilization 39 (April): 101175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101175.
Franken, Tanja, and Andre Heel. “Are Fe Based Catalysts an Upcoming Alternative to Ni in CO2 Methanation at Elevated Pressure?” Journal of CO2 Utilization, vol. 39, Apr. 2020, p. 101175, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101175.
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