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Atomically dispersed MoNi alloy catalyst for partial oxidation of methane.
- Source :
- Nature Communications; 6/3/2024, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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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<subscript>4</subscript> 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% CH<subscript>4</subscript> 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 O<subscript>2</subscript> poisoning on Ni sites with rarely weaken CH<subscript>4</subscript> activation for partial oxidation pathway following the combustion reforming reaction (CRR) mechanism. These results underscore the effectiveness of CH<subscript>4</subscript> 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]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177647811
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49038-x