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Selective reduction of carbon dioxide into amorphous carbon over activated natural magnetite

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Natural magnetite formed by the isomorphism substitutions of transition metals, including Fe, Ti, Co, etc., was activated by mechanical grinding followed by H2 reduction. The temperature-programmed reduction of hydrogen (H2-TPR) and temperature-programmed surface reaction of carbon dioxide (CO2-TPSR) were carried out to investigate the processes of oxygen loss and CO2 reduction. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The results showed that the stability of spinel phases and oxygen-deficient degree significantly increased after natural magnetite was mechanically milled and reduced in H2 atmosphere. Meanwhile, the activity and selectivity of CO2 reduction into carbon were enhanced. The deposited carbon on the activated natural magnetite was confirmed as amorphous. The amount of carbon after CO2 reduction at 300°C for 90 min over the activated natural magnetite was 2.87wt% higher than that over the natural magnetite.

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFB 0600904). The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the Analytical and Test Center of Sichuan University.

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Liu, Zq., Zheng, J., Wang, Y. et al. Selective reduction of carbon dioxide into amorphous carbon over activated natural magnetite. Int J Miner Metall Mater 28, 231–237 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-020-2034-z

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