1. Atomically dispersed MoNi alloy catalyst for partial oxidation of methane.
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Ding, Zheyuan, Chen, Sai, Yang, Tingting, Sheng, Zunrong, Zhang, Xianhua, Pei, Chunlei, Fu, Donglong, Zhao, Zhi-Jian, and Gong, Jinlong
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PARTIAL oxidation ,ALLOYS ,SCRAP metals ,METHANE ,DENSITY functional theory ,CATALYTIC oxidation - Abstract
The catalytic partial oxidation of methane (POM) presents a promising technology for synthesizing syngas. However, it faces severe over-oxidation over catalyst surface. Attempts to modify metal surfaces by incorporating a secondary metal towards C–H bond activation of CH
4 with moderate O* adsorption have remained the subject of intense research yet challenging. Herein, we report that high catalytic performance for POM can be achieved by the regulation of O* occupation in the atomically dispersed (AD) MoNi alloy, with over 95% CH4 conversion and 97% syngas selectivity at 800 °C. The combination of ex-situ/in-situ characterizations, kinetic analysis and DFT (density functional theory) calculations reveal that Mo-Ni dual sites in AD MoNi alloy afford the declined O2 poisoning on Ni sites with rarely weaken CH4 activation for partial oxidation pathway following the combustion reforming reaction (CRR) mechanism. These results underscore the effectiveness of CH4 turnovers by the design of atomically dispersed alloys with tunable O* adsorption. The catalytic partial oxidation of methane (POM) is a promising technology for synthesizing syngas but suffers from severe over-oxidation on the catalyst surface. Here the authors demonstrate that regulating O* occupation in an atomically dispersed MoNi alloy can achieve high catalytic performance for POM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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