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Published on: October 25, 2017
Changing the oxygen mobility in Co/ceria catalysts by Ca incorporation: implications for ethanol steam reforming
1Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
Abstract:
The effect of calcium doping on the performance of Co/CeO(2) catalysts in ethanol steam reforming was examined using various characterization techniques including CO temperature-programmed reduction, O(2) and CO pulse chemisorption, laser Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, isotopically labeled oxygen exchange, and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy. Characterization results showed Ca incorporation to lead to oxygen vacancies and unit cell expansion in the ceria lattice. The creation of oxygen vacancies, in turn, enhanced the oxygen mobility in ceria-supported Co catalysts. Steady-state reaction studies showed increased TOF and higher H(2) yields over Co catalysts supported on Ca-doped ceria in ethanol steam reforming.
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