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Ni0.5M0.5Fe2O4 (M = Cu, Zn) Ferrites Hosted in Nanoporous Carbon from Waste Materials as Catalysts for Hydrogen Production

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This work is focused on the preparation of Ni0.5M0.5Fe2O4 mixed ferrites (M = Zn or Cu), supported on nanoporous carbons materials. The carbon supports are obtained from various waste residues, such as peach stones from the canning industry and by-products from the low rank coals pyrolysis. X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen physisorption, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Moessbauer spectroscopy and temperature programmed reduction (TPR) analyses as well as mesoporous silica with tridimensional structure type KIT-6 silica based reference samples are used for detail characterization of the obtained materials. It was established that the loaded on the carbon supports phase is a complex mixture of finely dispersed ferrite, substituted magnetite, metal (Cu, Fe, FeNi alloy) and ZnO particles. Their dispersion and composition depend on the texture characteristics of the carbon support, which could be easily controlled by the waste precursor used. The existence of mesoporosity in the carbon host matrix provokes the formation of more finely dispersed and easily reducible spinel particles, which ensures higher initial catalytic activity, but fast deactivation of the catalysts. The formation of activated carbon mesoporosity is facilitated by the presence of cellulose and hemicellulose in the biomass or the addition of furfural to the coal tar pitch precursor. The Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 modifications demonstrate higher potential as catalysts for hydrogen production via methanol decomposition.

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This work was supported by Bulgarian National Scientific Fund (Grant Number КП-06-H27/9). Project BG05M2OP001-1.002-0019 “Clean technologies for sustainable environment—water, waste, energy for circular economy” (Clean&Circle), for development of a Centre of Competence is also acknowledged. Research equipment of distributed research infrastructure INFRAMAT (part of Bulgarian National roadmap for research infrastructures) supported by Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science under contract D01-284/17.12.2019 was used in this investigation.

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  1. Institute of Organic Chemistry With Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Ak. G. Bontchev str. Bl.9, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Tanya Tsoncheva, Gloria Issa, Radostina Ivanova, Boiko Tsyntsarski, Momtchil Dimitrov & Nartzislav Petrov

  2. Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Ak. G. Bontchev str. Bl.11, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Ivanka Spassova & Daniela Kovacheva

  3. Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Ak. G. Bontchev str. Bl.11, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Daniela Paneva & Nikolay Velinov

  4. Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Ak. G. Bontchev str. Bl.109, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Daniela Karashanova & Biliana Georgieva

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Tsoncheva, T., Spassova, I., Issa, G. et al. Ni0.5M0.5Fe2O4 (M = Cu, Zn) Ferrites Hosted in Nanoporous Carbon from Waste Materials as Catalysts for Hydrogen Production. Waste Biomass Valor 12, 1371–1384 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-020-01094-2

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