Thermally stable Ir/Ce0.9La0.1O2 catalyst for high temperature methane dry reforming reaction

Fagen Wang; Leilei Xu; Weidong Shi; Jian Zhang; Kai Wu; Yu Zhao; Hui Li; He Xing Li; Guo Qin Xu; Wei Chen

doi:10.1007/s12274-016-1296-2

Nano Research 2017, 10(2): 364-380 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1296-2

Research Article | Issue | Published: 07 November 2016

Thermally stable Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ catalyst for high temperature methane dry reforming reaction

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Fagen Wang^{¹^,²}(

), Leilei Xu^³, Weidong Shi^², Jian Zhang^⁴, Kai Wu^⁵, Yu Zhao^⁶, Hui Li^⁶, He Xing Li^⁶, Guo Qin Xu^{¹^,⁴}(

), Wei Chen^{¹^,⁴^,⁷}(

)

1Laboratory of Energy and Environment Interface EngineeringNational University of Singapore Suzhou Research InstituteSuzhou

215123

China

2School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang

212013

China

3School of Environmental Science and EngineeringJiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution ControlCollaborative Innovation Center of the Atmospheric Environment and Equipment TechnologyNanjing University of Information Science & TechnologyNanjing

210044

China

4Department of ChemistryNational University of Singapore3 Science Drive 3Singapore

117543

Singapore

5College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing

100871

China

6Department of ChemistryShanghai Normal UniversityShanghai

200234

China

7Singapore-Peking University Research Center for a Sustainable Low-Carbon Future1 CREATE Way#15-01CREATE TowerSingapore

138602

Singapore

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metal–support interaction, thermally stable catalyst, Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂, methane dry reforming

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Wang F, Xu L, Shi W, et al. Thermally stable Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ catalyst for high temperature methane dry reforming reaction. Nano Research, 2017, 10(2): 364-380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1296-2

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In this study, the use of a thermally stable Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ catalyst was investigated for the dry reforming of methane. The doping of La₂O₃ into the CeO₂ lattice enhanced the chemical and physical properties of the Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ catalyst, such as redox properties, Ir dispersion, oxygen storage capacity, and thermal stability, with respect to the Ir/CeO₂ catalyst. Hence, the Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ catalyst exhibits higher activity and stabler performance for the dry reforming of methane than the Ir/CeO₂ catalyst. This observation can be mainly attributed to the stronger interaction between the metal and support in the Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ catalyst stabilizing the catalyst structure and improving the oxygen storage capacity, leading to negligible aggregation of Ir nanoparticles and the Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ support at high temperatures, as well as the rapid removal of carbon deposits at the boundaries between the Ir metal and the Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ support.

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Thermally stable Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂ catalyst for high temperature methane dry reforming reaction

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Fagen Wang^{¹^,²}(

), Leilei Xu^³, Weidong Shi^², Jian Zhang^⁴, Kai Wu^⁵, Yu Zhao^⁶, Hui Li^⁶, He Xing Li^⁶, Guo Qin Xu^{¹^,⁴}(

), Wei Chen^{¹^,⁴^,⁷}(

)

1Laboratory of Energy and Environment Interface EngineeringNational University of Singapore Suzhou Research InstituteSuzhou

215123

China

2School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringJiangsu UniversityZhenjiang

212013

China

210044

China

4Department of ChemistryNational University of Singapore3 Science Drive 3Singapore

117543

Singapore

5College of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing

100871

China

6Department of ChemistryShanghai Normal UniversityShanghai

200234

China

7Singapore-Peking University Research Center for a Sustainable Low-Carbon Future1 CREATE Way#15-01CREATE TowerSingapore

138602

Singapore

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Keywords: metal–support interaction, thermally stable catalyst, Ir/Ce_0.9La_0.1O₂, methane dry reforming

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Received: 20 July 2016

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Published: 07 November 2016

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The authors acknowledge the financial supports from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21503142 and 21503113), Singapore National Research Foundation CREATE-SPURc program (No. R-143-001- 205-592), Singapore MOE Tier II (No. R143-000-542-112), and Academia-Industry Collaborative Innovation Foundation from Jiangsu Science and Technology Department (No. BY2014139).