| Autor: |
Hubert Ronduda, Michał Młotek, Weronika Góral, Magdalena Zybert, Andrzej Ostrowski, Kamil Sobczak, Krzysztof Krawczyk, Wioletta Raróg-Pilecka |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of CO2 Utilization, Vol 82, Iss , Pp 102755- (2024) |
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article |
| ISSN: |
2212-9839 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jcou.2024.102755 |
| Popis: |
Hydrogen is considered the cleanest, most environmentally friendly fuel and energy carrier required for the gradual decarbonisation of many industrial sectors. Using ammonia as a Cox-free source of hydrogen is the most reasonable and most applicable method. This paper studies the properties and activity of cobalt catalysts in the ammonia decomposition reaction using a plasma-catalytic system. The effect of catalyst type (supported versus bulk) was evaluated. The catalysts were examined using XRD, STEM-EDX, and sorption techniques (N2 physisorption, TGA-TPR, H2-TPD, CO2-TPD) to reveal the influence of physicochemical properties of these two types of catalysts on the efficiency of NH3 decomposition in the plasma-catalytic process using a gliding discharge plasma. The results disclose that the supported-type catalyst (Ba-Co/CeO2) decomposed NH3 more effectively than the bulk-type catalyst (Co/Ce/Ba). At discharge power of 300 W and flow rate of 180 dm3 h–1 of NH3:N2 mixture (50/50 vol%), the ammonia conversion over the Ba-Co/CeO2 catalyst was 70%, whereas over the Co/Ce/Ba catalyst it was only 21%. The favourable performance of the supported-type catalyst was attributed to a more thermally stable surface area compared with the bulk-type catalyst. Smaller and more stable cobalt nanoparticles (NPs) with numerous weak hydrogen adsorption sites were also seen. Meanwhile, the strong basic sites were generated, improving the electron-donating ability of the surface active sites. High ammonia conversion and relatively low-energy consumption of the plasma-catalytic ammonia decomposition over Ba-Co/CeO2 make it suitable for practical hydrogen production applications, such as fuel cells and hydrogen storage. |
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