Catalytic investigation of ceria-zirconia solid solutions for solar hydrogen production
| Autor: | Alex Le Gal, Stéphane Abanades |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Zirconium
Thermogravimetric analysis Materials science Hydrogen Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Inorganic chemistry Energy Engineering and Power Technology chemistry.chemical_element Condensed Matter Physics Catalysis Fuel Technology chemistry Water splitting Cubic zirconia Thermochemical cycle Hydrogen production |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 36:4739-4748 |
| ISSN: | 0360-3199 |
| Popis: | This study addresses the solar thermochemical production of hydrogen from water-splitting cycles using ceria-zirconia solid solutions prepared via soft chemistry methods. The effect of zirconium doping on the catalytic activity of ceria for hydrogen production was studied using thermogravimetric analysis. The influence of the zirconium content between 10% and 50% on the redox properties of the Ce 1− δ Zr δ O 2 material was investigated. The higher the amount of zirconium, the higher the reduction yields. The reduction yield at 1400 °C in inert atmosphere was 9% for 10% Zr, 16% for 25% Zr, and 28% for 50% Zr. However, increasing the Zr content did not automatically lead to the highest amount of hydrogen produced during cycling. Indeed, the powder with 25% Zr produced 334 and 298 μmol H 2 /g at 1050 °C during the first and the second cycle, respectively. In contrast, the powder with 50% Zr yielded 468 and 266 μmol H 2 /g during the two successive cycles. Moderate Zr contents thus favored H 2 production during repeated cycles without any significant reactivity losses. A kinetic study of the reduction and the hydrolysis steps was proposed. The activation energies for the thermal reduction and the hydrolysis of Ce 0.75 Zr 0.25 O 2 were 221 kJ/mol and 51 kJ/mol, respectively. Finally, the use of a template molecule during synthesis was considered, which improved the reduction yield markedly (up to 52%) but strong sintering phenomena limited the hydrogen production and the material cyclability. |
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