Zn Doping Effect on the Performance of Fe-Based Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Light Hydrocarbons
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. CO2 Hydrogenation
2.2. Raman Spectroscopy
2.3. DRIFT-CO
2.4. TPR-H2
2.5. XPS
2.6. UV/VIS
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Catalyst Preparation
4.2. CO2 Hydrogenation
4.3. Raman Spectroscopy
4.4. Diffuse Reflectance IR Spectroscopy
4.5. Thermoprogrammed Reduction with Hydrogen
4.6. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
4.7. Diffuse Reflectance UV/VIS Spectroscopy
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Sample | Selectivity, % | Reaction Rate, mol CO2×kgkat−1×h−1 | |
---|---|---|---|
CO | HC | ||
5%Fe/ZrO2 (La) | 95 | 5 | 8.0 |
5%Zn/ZrO2 (La) | 98 | 2 | 0.2 |
Co-impregnation | 91 | 9 | 16.6 |
Imp. Fe → 500 °C 4 h on air → Imp. Zn | 96 | 4 | 3.2 |
Imp. Zn → 500 °C 4 h on air → Imp. Fe | 93 | 7 | 5.7 |
Zn Content (XZn), Mass. % | Selectivity, % | Reaction Rate, mol CO2×kgkat−1×h−1 | |
---|---|---|---|
CO | HC | ||
0 | 95 | 5 | 8.0 |
1 | 99 | 1 | 9.2 |
3 | 97 | 3 | 12.6 |
5 | 91 | 9 | 16.6 |
7 | 91 | 9 | 16.0 |
9 | 92 | 8 | 12.0 |
Sample | Specific Absorption of Hydrogen, mol H2/g |
---|---|
Carrier ZrO2 | 2.12 × 10−4 |
5%Fe/ZrO2 | 1.28 × 10−3 |
5%Fe6%Zn/ZrO2 | 1.31 × 10−3 |
Sample | Element Content on the Sample Surface,% wt. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | O | Zr | Fe | La | Zn | |
5%Fe/ZrO2 (La) | 12.3 | 60.8 | 22.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | - |
5%Fe6%Zn/ZrO2 (La) | 13.3 | 60.8 | 18.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
Sample | Element Content on the Sample Surface,% wt. | ||
---|---|---|---|
Fe0 | Fe2+ | Fe3+ | |
5%Fe/ZrO2(La) | - | 48 | 52 |
5%Fe6%Zn/ZrO2 (La) | 3 | 47 | 50 |
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Evdokimenko, N.D.; Kapustin, G.I.; Tkachenko, O.P.; Kalmykov, K.B.; Kustov, A.L. Zn Doping Effect on the Performance of Fe-Based Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Light Hydrocarbons. Molecules 2022, 27, 1065. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27031065
Evdokimenko ND, Kapustin GI, Tkachenko OP, Kalmykov KB, Kustov AL. Zn Doping Effect on the Performance of Fe-Based Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Light Hydrocarbons. Molecules. 2022; 27(3):1065. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27031065
Chicago/Turabian StyleEvdokimenko, Nikolay Dmitrievich, Gennady Ivanovich Kapustin, Olga Petrovna Tkachenko, Konstantin Borisovich Kalmykov, and Alexander Leonidovich Kustov. 2022. "Zn Doping Effect on the Performance of Fe-Based Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of CO2 to Light Hydrocarbons" Molecules 27, no. 3: 1065. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27031065