Studies of Nickel/Samarium-Doped Ceria for Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane and Effect of Oxygen Vacancy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Effect of Ni Content on POM Activity
2.2. Effect of Sm/Ce Ratio on POM Activity
2.3. Crystalline Structure and Morphology
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Catalyst Preparation
4.2. Measurement of Catalytic Activity
4.3. Characterization
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chien, A.C.; Ye, N.J.; Huang, C.-W.; Tseng, I.-H. Studies of Nickel/Samarium-Doped Ceria for Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane and Effect of Oxygen Vacancy. Catalysts 2021, 11, 731. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11060731
Chien AC, Ye NJ, Huang C-W, Tseng I-H. Studies of Nickel/Samarium-Doped Ceria for Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane and Effect of Oxygen Vacancy. Catalysts. 2021; 11(6):731. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11060731
Chicago/Turabian StyleChien, Andrew C., Nicole J. Ye, Chao-Wei Huang, and I-Hsiang Tseng. 2021. "Studies of Nickel/Samarium-Doped Ceria for Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Methane and Effect of Oxygen Vacancy" Catalysts 11, no. 6: 731. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal11060731