Co2 hydrogenation to synthetic natural gas over ni, fe and co–based ceo2–cr2o3

Abstract

CO2 methanation was studied over monometallic catalyst, i.e., Ni, Fe and Co; on CeO2 - Cr2O3 support. The catalysts were prepared using one-pot hydrolysis of mixed metal nitrates and ammonium carbonate. Physicochemical properties of the pre- and post-exposure catalysts were characterized by X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), Hydrogen Temperature Programmed Reduction (H2 -TPR), and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM). The screening of three dopants over CeO2 -Cr2O3 for CO2 methanation was conducted in a milli-packed bed reactor. Nibased catalyst was proven to be the most effective catalyst among all. Thus, a group of NiO/CeO2 - Cr2O3 catalysts with Ni loading was investigated further. 40 % NiO/CeO2 -Cr2O3 exhibited the highest CO2 conversion of 97.67% and CH4 selectivity of 100% at 290 ◦C. The catalytic stability of NiO/CeO2 -Cr2O3 was tested towards the CO2 methanation reaction over 50 h of time-on-stream experiment, showing a good stability in term of catalytic activity.