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Wheat-Straw-Derived Activated Biochar as a Renewable Support of Ni-CeO 2 Catalysts for CO 2 Methanation

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  • Christian Di Stasi

    (Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), Thermochemical Processes Group, Escuela Politécnica Superior-University of Zaragoza, Crta. Cuarte s/n, 22071 Huesca, Spain)

  • Simona Renda

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy)

  • Gianluca Greco

    (Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), Thermochemical Processes Group, Escuela Politécnica Superior-University of Zaragoza, Crta. Cuarte s/n, 22071 Huesca, Spain)

  • Belén González

    (Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), Thermochemical Processes Group, Escuela Politécnica Superior-University of Zaragoza, Crta. Cuarte s/n, 22071 Huesca, Spain)

  • Vincenzo Palma

    (Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy)

  • Joan J. Manyà

    (Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), Thermochemical Processes Group, Escuela Politécnica Superior-University of Zaragoza, Crta. Cuarte s/n, 22071 Huesca, Spain)

Abstract

Ceria- and urea-doped activated biochars were used as support for Ni-based catalysts for CO 2 methanation purposes. Different materials were prepared and tested to find the best catalytic formulation. After several CO 2 methanation experiments—carried out at 0.35–1.0 MPa and 300–500 °C—it was found that the most suitable catalyst was a wheat-straw-derived activated biochar loaded with 30 wt.% of CeO 2 and 20 wt.% of Ni. Using this catalyst, a CO 2 conversion of 65% with a CH 4 selectivity of 95% was reached at 1.0 MPa, 400 °C, and 13,200 h −1 . From the study of the influence of the gas hourly space velocity, it was deduced that the most likely reaction mechanism was a reverse water–gas shift reaction, followed by CO hydrogenation. N-doping of the carbon support as an alternative to the use of ceria was also investigated. However, both CO 2 conversion and selectivity toward CH 4 values were clearly lower than those obtained for the ceria-containing catalyst cited above. The outcomes of this work indicate that a renewable biomass-derived support can be effectively employed in the catalytic conversion of CO 2 to methane.

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  • Christian Di Stasi & Simona Renda & Gianluca Greco & Belén González & Vincenzo Palma & Joan J. Manyà, 2021. "Wheat-Straw-Derived Activated Biochar as a Renewable Support of Ni-CeO 2 Catalysts for CO 2 Methanation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-13, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:16:p:8939-:d:611684
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