Harnessing the Beneficial Attributes of Ceria and Titania in a Mixed-Oxide Support for Nickel-Catalyzed Photothermal CO<sub>2</sub> Methanation

Ee Teng Kho; Salina Jantarang; Zhaoke Zheng; Jason Scott; Rose Amal

doi:10.1016/J.ENG.2017.03.016

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Engineering ›› 2017, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (3) : 393-401. DOI: 10.1016/J.ENG.2017.03.016

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Harnessing the Beneficial Attributes of Ceria and Titania in a Mixed-Oxide Support for Nickel-Catalyzed Photothermal CO₂ Methanation

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Solar-powered carbon dioxide (CO₂)-to-fuel conversion presents itself as an ideal solution for both CO₂ mitigation and the rapidly growing world energy demand. In this work, the heating effect of light irradiation onto a bed of supported nickel (Ni) catalyst was utilized to facilitate CO₂ conversion. Ceria (CeO₂)-titania (TiO₂) oxide supports of different compositions were employed and their effects on photothermal CO₂ conversion examined. Two factors are shown to be crucial for instigating photothermal CO₂ methanation activity: ① Fine nickel deposits are required for both higher active catalyst area and greater light absorption capacity for the initial heating of the catalyst bed; and ② the presence of defect sites on the support are necessary to promote adsorption of CO₂ for its subsequent activation. Titania inclusion within the support plays a crucial role in maintaining the oxygen vacancy defect sites on the (titanium-doped) cerium oxide. The combination of elevated light absorption and stabilized reduced states for CO₂ adsorption subsequently invokes effective photothermal CO₂ methanation when the ceria and titania are blended in the ideal ratio(s).

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Photothermal / CO₂ reduction / Nickel / Ceria / Titania

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Ee Teng Kho, Salina Jantarang, Zhaoke Zheng, Jason Scott, Rose Amal. Harnessing the Beneficial Attributes of Ceria and Titania in a Mixed-Oxide Support for Nickel-Catalyzed Photothermal CO₂ Methanation. Engineering, 2017, 3(3): 393‒401 https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENG.2017.03.016

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Acknowledgements

This work was financially supported by the Australian Research Council under the Laureate Fellowship Scheme (FL140100081). The authors would also like to acknowledge the facilities provided by the Solid State and Elemental Analysis Unit of the UNSW Mark Wainwright Analytical Center.

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Ee Teng Kho, Salina Jantarang, Zhaoke Zheng, Jason Scott, and Rose Amal declare that they have no conflict of interest or financial conflicts to disclose.

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