CO2 Hydrogenation to Synthetic Natural Gas over Ni, Fe and Co-Based CeO2-Cr2O3

CO2 methanation was studied over monometallic catalyst, i.e., Ni, Fe and Co; on CeO2-Cr2O3 support. The catalysts were prepared using one-pot hydrolysis of mixed metal nitrates and ammonium carbonate. Physicochemical properties of the pre- and post-exposure catalysts were characterized by X-Ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), Hydrogen Temperature Programmed Reduction (H-2-TPR), and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM). The screening of three dopants over CeO2-Cr2O3 for CO2 methanation was conducted in a milli-packed bed reactor. Ni-based catalyst was proven to be the most effective catalyst among all. Thus, a group of NiO/CeO2-Cr2O3 catalysts with Ni loading was investigated further. 40 % NiO/CeO2-Cr2O3 exhibited the highest CO2 conversion of 97.67% and CH4 selectivity of 100% at 290 & DEG;C. The catalytic stability of NiO/CeO2-Cr2O3 was tested towards the CO2 methanation reaction over 50 h of time-on-stream experiment, showing a good stability in term of catalytic activity.

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CO2 methanation was studied using monometallic catalysts Ni, Fe, and Co on CeO2-Cr2O3 support. Among them, Ni-based catalyst showed the best performance, with 40% NiO/CeO2-Cr2O3 achieving the highest CO2 conversion rate of 97.67% and 100% CH4 selectivity at 290°C. The catalytic stability of NiO/CeO2-Cr2O3 was also tested over 50 hours, showing good stability in terms of catalytic activity.