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

doi:10.1007/s11705-014-1422-1

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2014, Vol. 8

Issue (2) : 133-140 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-014-1422-1

RESEARCH ARTICLE

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

Yan LI(

),Zhehao WEI,Yong WANG

Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA

Download: PDF(1399 KB) HTML
Export: BibTeX | EndNote | Reference Manager | ProCite | RefWorks

Abstract

A Ni/MgO catalyst was prepared via novel dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) plasma decomposition method. The combined characterization of Brunauer-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.

Keywords CO₂ reforming methane dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) plasma Ni/MgO

Corresponding Author(s): Yan LI

Issue Date: 22 May 2014

Cite this article:

Yan LI,Zhehao WEI,Yong WANG. Ni/MgO catalyst prepared via dielectric-barrier discharge plasma with improved catalytic performance for carbon dioxide reforming of methane[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2014, 8(2): 133-140.

URL:

https://academic.hep.com.cn/fcse/EN/10.1007/s11705-014-1422-1
https://academic.hep.com.cn/fcse/EN/Y2014/V8/I2/133

Fig.1 Schematic illustration of DBD plasma generator

Fig.2 XRD patterns of C-NiO/MgO, P-NiO/MgO, NiO and MgO

Tab.1 BET surface area and surface atom composition of C-NiO/MgO and P-NiO/MgO

Fig.3 H₂-TPR profiles of the C-Ni/MgO and P-Ni/MgO samples

Fig.4 High-resolution TEM images and EDX spectra of the Ni particles in the C-Ni/MgO sample

Fig.5 High-resolution TEM images and EDX spectra of the Ni particles in the P-Ni/MgO sample

Fig.6 Particle size distributions of (a) C- Ni/MgO and (b) P-Ni/MgO

Fig.7 The CH₄ and CO₂ conversions and CO and H₂ yields over P-Ni/MgO and C-Ni/MgO catalysts in carbon dioxide reforming of methane for 5 h

Fig.8 (a) The conversions of CO₂ and CH₄ and (b) the yields of CO and H₂ for the C-Ni/MgO and P-Ni/MgO samples at 700°C, 750°C and 800°C

1	LiF X, FanL S. Clean coal conversion processes—progress and challenges. Energy & Environmental Science, 2008, 1(2): 248–267 doi: 10.1039/b809218b
2	WeiZ, SunJ, LiY, DatyeA K, WangY. Bimetallic catalysts for hydrogen generation. Chemical Society Reviews, 2012, 41(24): 7994–8008 doi: 10.1039/c2cs35201j pmid: 23011345
3	SongC S. Global challenges and strategies for control, conversion and utilization of CO2 for sustainable development involving energy, catalysis, adsorption and chemical processing. Catalysis Today, 2006, 115(1–4): 2–32 doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2006.02.029
4	ChilingarG V, SorokhtinO G, KhilyukL, GorfunkelM V. Greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect. Environmental Geology, 2009, 58(6): 1207–1213 doi: 10.1007/s00254-008-1615-3
5	WangY H, LiuH M, XuB Q. Durable Ni/MgO catalysts for CO2 reforming of methane: Activity and metal-support interaction. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A Chemical, 2009, 299(1–2): 44–52 doi: 10.1016/j.molcata.2008.09.025
6	FooS Y, ChengC K, NguyenT H, AdesinaA A. Kinetic study of methane CO2 reforming on Co-Ni/Al2O3 and Ce-Co-Ni/Al2O3 catalysts. Catalysis Today, 2011, 164(1): 221–226 doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2010.10.092
7	RostrupnielsenJ R, HansenJ H B. CO2-reforming of methane over transition metals. Journal of Catalysis, 1993, 144(1): 38–49 doi: 10.1006/jcat.1993.1312
8	WeiJ M, IglesiaE. Mechanism and site requirements for activation and chemical conversion of methane on supported Pt clusters and turnover rate comparisons among noble metals. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2004, 108(13): 4094–4103 doi: 10.1021/jp036985z
9	LiuC J, YeJ, JiangJ, PanY. Progresses in the preparation of coke resistant Ni-based catalyst for steam and CO2 reforming of methane. Chemcatchem, 2011, 3(3): 529–541 doi: 10.1002/cctc.201000358
10	LiY, LiuC J. Effects of DBD plasma on morphological control of Cu(NO3)2·3H2O crystallization from aqueous solution. CIESC Journal, 2010, 61(10): 2754–2757
11	LiY, KuaiP, HuoP, LiuC J. Fabrication of CuO nanofibers via the plasma decomposition of Cu(OH)2. Materials Letters, 2009, 63(2): 188–190 doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2008.09.043
12	XieY, WeiZ, LiuC J, CuiL, WangC. Morphologic evolution of Au nanocrystals grown in ionic liquid by plasma reduction. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2012, 374(1): 40–44 doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.01.025 pmid: 22369984
13	WeiZ, LiuC J. Synthesis of monodisperse gold nanoparticles in ionic liquid by applying room temperature plasma. Materials Letters, 2011, 65(2): 353–355 doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2010.10.030
14	HuaW, JinL, HeX, LiuJ, HuH. Preparation of Ni/MgO catalyst for CO2 reforming of methane by dielectric-barrier discharge plasma. Catalysis Communications, 2010, 11(11): 968–972 doi: 10.1016/j.catcom.2010.04.007
15	QinP, XuH Y, LongH L, RanY, ShangS Y, YinY X, DaiX Y. Ni/MgO catalyst prepared using atmospheric high-frequency discharge plasma for CO2 reforming of methane. Journal of Natural Gas Chemistry, 2011, 20(5): 487–492 doi: 10.1016/S1003-9953(10)60228-9
16	YanX L, LiuC J. Effect of the catalyst structure on the formation of carbon nanotubes over Ni/MgO catalyst. Diamond and Related Materials, 2013, 31: 50–57 doi: 10.1016/j.diamond.2012.11.001
17	PanY X, LiuC J, ShiP. Preparation and characterization of coke resistant Ni/SiO2 catalyst for carbon dioxide reforming of methane. Journal of Power Sources, 2008, 176(1): 46–53 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.10.039
18	ChengD G, ZhuX, BenY, HeF, CuiL, LiuC J. Carbon dioxide reforming of methane over Ni/Al2O3 treated with glow discharge plasma. Catalysis Today, 2006, 115(1–4): 205–210 doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2006.02.063
19	YanX, LiuY, ZhaoB, WangY, LiuC J. Enhanced sulfur resistance of Ni/SiO2 catalyst for methanation via the plasma decomposition of nickel precursor. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013, 15(29): 12132–12138 doi: 10.1039/c3cp50694k pmid: 23670520
20	NurunnabiM, LiB, KunimoriK, SuzukiK, FujimotoK i, TomishigeK. Performance of NiO-MgO solid solution-supported Pt catalysts in oxidative steam reforming of methane. Applied Catalysis A, General, 2005, 292: 272–280 doi: 10.1016/j.apcata.2005.06.022
21	HuY H. Solid-solution catalysts for CO2 reforming of methane. Catalysis Today, 2009, 148(3–4): 206–211 doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2009.07.076
22	HuY H, RuckensteinE. The characterization of a highly effective NiO/MgO solid solution catalyst in the CO2 reforming of CH4. Catalysis Letters, 1997, 43(1–2): 71–77 doi: 10.1023/A:1018982304573
23	MoriH, WenC J, OtomoJ, EguchiK, TakahashiH. Investigation of the interaction between NiO and yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) in the NiO/YSZ composite by temperature-programmed reduction technique. Applied Catalysis A, General, 2003, 245(1): 79–85 doi: 10.1016/S0926-860X(02)00634-8
24	ParmalianaA, ArenaF, FrusteriF, GiordanoN. Temperature-programmed reduction study of NiO-MgO interactions in magnesia-supported Ni catalysts and NiO-MgO physical mixture. Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 1990, 86(14): 2663–2669 doi: 10.1039/ft9908602663
25	ZhangJ, WangH, DalaiA K. Kinetic studies of carbon dioxide reforming of methane over Ni-Co/Al-Mg-O bimetallic catalyst. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2009, 48(2): 677–684 doi: 10.1021/ie801078p
26	DamyanovaS, PawelecB, ArishtirovaK, FierroJ L G. Ni-based catalysts for reforming of methane with CO2. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2012, 37(21): 15966–15975 doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.08.056
27	WeiJ, IglesiaE. Structural requirements and reaction pathways in methane activation and chemical conversion catalyzed by rhodium. Journal of Catalysis, 2004, 225(1): 116–127 doi: 10.1016/j.jcat.2003.09.030
28	WeiJ, IglesiaE. Isotopic and kinetic assessment of the mechanism of reactions of CH4 with CO2 or H2O to form synthesis gas and carbon on nickel catalysts. Journal of Catalysis, 2004, 224(2): 370–383 doi: 10.1016/j.jcat.2004.02.032

[1]	Sen Wang, Shiyun Liu, Danhua Mei, Rusen Zhou, Congcong Jiang, Xianhui Zhang, Zhi Fang, Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov. Liquid discharge plasma for fast biomass liquefaction at mild conditions: The effects of homogeneous catalysts[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2020, 14(5): 763-771.
[2]	Yang Su, Liping Lü, Weifeng Shen, Shun’an Wei. An efficient technique for improving methanol yield using dual CO₂ feeds and dry methane reforming[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2020, 14(4): 614-628.
[3]	Xiuhui Huang, Junfeng Li, Jun Wang, Zeqiu Li, Jiayin Xu. Catalytic combustion of methane over a highly active and stable NiO/CeO₂ catalyst[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2020, 14(4): 534-545.
[4]	Guoxing Chen, Marc Widenmeyer, Binjie Tang, Louise Kaeswurm, Ling Wang, Armin Feldhoff, Anke Weidenkaff. A CO and CO₂ tolerating (La_0.9Ca_0.1)₂(Ni_0.75Cu_0.25)O₄₊_d Ruddlesden-Popper membrane for oxygen separation[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2020, 14(3): 405-414.
[5]	Daniil Marinov. Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of plasma-surface reactions on heterogeneous surfaces[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(4): 815-822.
[6]	Romain Chanson, Remi Dussart, Thomas Tillocher, P. Lefaucheux, Christian Dussarrat, Jean François de Marneffe. Low-k integration: Gas screening for cryogenic etching and plasma damage mitigation[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(3): 511-516.
[7]	Liangliang Lin, Xintong Ma, Sirui Li, Marly Wouters, Volker Hessel. Plasma-electrochemical synthesis of europium doped cerium oxide nanoparticles[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(3): 501-510.
[8]	Bin Xu, Toshiro Kaneko, Toshiaki Kato. Improvement in growth yield of single-walled carbon nanotubes with narrow chirality distribution by pulse plasma CVD[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(3): 485-492.
[9]	Athanasios Smyrnakis, Angelos Zeniou, Kamil Awsiuk, Vassilios Constantoudis, Evangelos Gogolides. A non-lithographic plasma nanoassembly technology for polymeric nanodot and silicon nanopillar fabrication[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(3): 475-484.
[10]	Tingting Zhao, Niamat Ullah, Yajun Hui, Zhenhua Li. Review of plasma-assisted reactions and potential applications for modification of metal–organic frameworks[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(3): 444-457.
[11]	Aswathy Vasudevan, Vasyl Shvalya, Aleksander Zidanšek, Uroš Cvelbar. Tailoring electrical conductivity of two dimensional nanomaterials using plasma for edge electronics: A mini review[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(3): 427-443.
[12]	Xiuqi Fang, Carles Corbella, Denis B. Zolotukhin, Michael Keidar. Plasma-enabled healing of graphene nano-platelets layer[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(2): 350-359.
[13]	Rusen Zhou, Renwu Zhou, Xianhui Zhang, Kateryna Bazaka, Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov. Continuous flow removal of acid fuchsine by dielectric barrier discharge plasma water bed enhanced by activated carbon adsorption[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(2): 340-349.
[14]	J. Christopher Whitehead. Plasma-catalysis: Is it just a question of scale?[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(2): 264-273.
[15]	Annemie Bogaerts, Maksudbek Yusupov, Jamoliddin Razzokov, Jonas Van der Paal. Plasma for cancer treatment: How can RONS penetrate through the cell membrane? Answers from computer modeling[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(2): 253-263.

Viewed

Full text

Abstract

Cited

Shared

Discussed