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Enhanced CH 4 Production from Corn-Stalk Pyrolysis Using Ni-5CeO 2 /MCM-41 as a Catalyst

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  • Fang Huang

    (Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biomass Solid Waste Resources Technology, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Weizun Li

    (Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biomass Solid Waste Resources Technology, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Qidong Hou

    (Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biomass Solid Waste Resources Technology, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China)

  • Meiting Ju

    (Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Biomass Solid Waste Resources Technology, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China)

Abstract

Production of syngas from lignocellulosic biomass though pyrolysis is a promising solution for the large-scale utilization of biomass. However, current pyrolysis approaches suffer from the relative low product yield and selectivity, limiting their practical application. To solve this problem, a series of nickel-based catalysts including Ni/MCM-41, Ni-5CeO 2 /MCM-41, and Ni-5La 2 O 3 /MCM-41 were prepared and characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N 2 adsorption–desorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and H 2 -temperature-programmed reaction (TPR) analysis. It was observed that the simultaneous addition of Ni and CeO 2 to MCM-41 could increase the reducibility of Ni and the number of active Ni 0 sites on the surface of the catalyst. Consequently, Ni-5CeO 2 /MCM-41 gave a CH 4 yield of 14.6 mmol/g, which is remarkably higher than that (10.5 mmol/g) obtained in the absence of the catalyst. Meanwhile, the CO and H 2 yields increased slightly, while the CO 2 yield decreased slightly. Therefore, the improved CH 4 yield and selectivity was mainly due to the increased decomposition of tarry compounds catalyzed by Ni/MCM-41 with the assistance of CeO 2 .

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  • Fang Huang & Weizun Li & Qidong Hou & Meiting Ju, 2019. "Enhanced CH 4 Production from Corn-Stalk Pyrolysis Using Ni-5CeO 2 /MCM-41 as a Catalyst," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-12, February.
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