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Preparation and Study of XCeO3 (X: Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) Perovskite-type oxide supported Cobalt Catalyst for Hydrogen Production by Ammonia Decomposition

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The cobalt catalysts supported on perovskite-type XCeO3 (X: Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) oxide were prepared for the decomposition of ammonia. The influence of different alkaline earth metals in support composition on the catalytic activity of Co/XCeO3 catalysts has been studied. A nominal 5 wt% Co loading was maintained over these perovskite supports. The catalytic ammonia decomposition performance was studied in the temperature range 300–600 °C. The catalyst 5Co–BaCeO (5 wt% Co impregnated on BaCeO3 support) showed the highest activity among the all other catalysts and the sequential order of exhibited NH3 conversion was as follows: 5Co–MgCeO < 5Co–CaCeO ≤ 5Co–SrCeO < 5Co–BaCeO. The synthesized catalysts were characterized by BET, XRD, TPR, CO2-TPD and SEM techniques. The results showed that the interaction between BaCeO3 and Co is beneficial to electron conductivity that promotes the catalytic activity of 5Co–BaCeO. The basicity of 5Co–BaCeO catalysts facilitates the re-combinative desorption of surface N atoms which help in enriching the ammonia decomposition.

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Al-attar, O.A., Podila, S. & Al-Zahrani, A.A. Preparation and Study of XCeO3 (X: Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) Perovskite-type oxide supported Cobalt Catalyst for Hydrogen Production by Ammonia Decomposition. Arab J Sci Eng 48, 8667–8677 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-022-07255-w

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