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Influence of Ba on Co-Al-Ba composite oxide catalysts in auto-thermal reforming of acetic acid for hydrogen production

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Auto-thermal reforming (ATR) of acetic acid (HAc) is one of the potential approaches to produce hydrogen. However, the current catalysts suffered from deactivation raised from sintering and carbon deposition. In order to address these concerns, a series of Co-Al-Ba composite oxide catalysts with different Ba dopings were synthesized by Pechini method, and the activity of hydrogen production via ATR of HAc was evaluated. The CAB50 catalyst with 50 wt% of BaO presented superior activity and stability: the conversion of HAc was stable at 100%, while the hydrogen yield was maintained at 2.4 mol-H2/mol HAc. This can be attributed to the replacement of Co by Ba in CoAl2O4 spinel, hence more active species of Co0 were exposed over the stable BaAl2O4 skeleton, promoting adsorption and activation of HAc with stability. Meanwhile, the TG analysis showed that suitable amount of Ba doping promoted gasification of coking precursors and relieved carbon deposition, as also proved by the SEM.

Spinel phase of CoAl2O4 was prepared by Pechini method, and performed poor in auto-thermal reforming (ATR) of acetic acid (HAc) for hydrogen production, which can be attributed to constrain of spinel structure for reduction of Co oxides; As comparison, with introduction of Ba species, strong interaction of between Co and Al within the CoAl2O4 spinel was specifically tuned by Ba via formation of BaAl2O4 stuffed tridymite type structure, resulting in highly dispersed Co species over the BaAl2O4 skeleton as active sites, and the reactivity was thus improved with high and stable hydrogen yield.

Highlights

  • Co-Al-O catalysts with Ba species were prepared by Pechini method.

  • Active Co0 species were mainly obtained via reduction of BaCoO3-δ phase in CAB50 catalyst.

  • The reducibility of cobalt-based catalyst was improved.

  • High catalytic performance and stability were found over CAB50 catalyst.

  • Carbon deposition was constrained with Ba species over Co-Al-Ba composite oxide catalysts.

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The current work was financially supported by State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection Independent Research Project (SKLGP2021Z015) and International Cooperation Program from Sichuan Science and Technology Program (2019YFH0181).

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This work was financially supported by State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection Independent Research Project (SKLGP2021Z015) and International Cooperation Program from Sichuan Science and Technology Program (2019YFH0181).

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    Yingchun Xu, Yuxin Song, Hui Chen, Fuxia Liao, Jia Huang & Lihong Huang

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Xu, Y., Song, Y., Chen, H. et al. Influence of Ba on Co-Al-Ba composite oxide catalysts in auto-thermal reforming of acetic acid for hydrogen production. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 105, 202–211 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-022-05972-0

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