Shiguang Li, GTIXinhua Liang, Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T)
Nano-engineered catalyst for the utilization of CO2in dry reforming to produce syngas
DOE Contract No. DE-FE0029760
2019 Carbon Capture, Utilization, Storage, and Oil and Gas Technologies Integrated Review MeetingAugust 26 - 30, 2019, Pittsburgh, PA
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78 History of Turning Raw Technology into Practical Energy Solutions
SUPPLY CONVERSION DELIVERY UTILIZATIONFOR A BETTER ECONOMY AND A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
World-class piloting facilities headquartered
in Chicago area
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Project overview Performance period: July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2020
Funding: $799,807 DOE ($200,000 co-funding)
Objectives: Develop nano-engineered catalyst supported on high-surface-area ceramic hollow fibers for the utilization of CO2 in dry reforming of methane (CO2 + CH4 → 2 H2 + 2 CO) to produce syngas
Team: Member Roles• Project management and planning• Quality control, reactor design and testing• Techno-economic analysis (TEA ) and life cycle analysis (LCA)
Catalyst development and testing
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Integration of the technology with coal-fired power plants
95%-99% purity CO2
CO2capture
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Product:Syngas (H2 + CO)
T (oC) P (psig)800-850 1-10
Conditioning as needed
PM: Particulate matter; FGD: Flue-gas desulfurization
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Background of dry reforming of methane using captured CO2
CH4 + CO2 → 2H2 + 2CO with H2/CO ratio ≤1 due to the reverse water-gas shift reaction (CO2+ H2 ⇌ CO + H2O) Different from methane steam reforming (CH4 + H2O → CO + 3 H2) where H2/CO ratio >3 due to
water-gas shift reaction (CO + H2O ⇌ CO2 + H2)
Syngas: feedstock for fuels and chemicals production
H2/CO ratio determines the resulting products Dry reforming syngas (H2/CO ratio = 0.7 - 1) can be used for producing high yield C5+ hydrocarbons
Higher H2/CO ratio can be achieved by blending with products from steam reforming
Typical catalysts: Precious metals (Pt, Rh, Ru): expensive Low-cost Ni: issue of sintering of the Ni particles
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Nickelocene Ni(C5H5)2Al2O3 surface
OH OHNi Ni
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Nickelocene:
HydrogenH2B Al2O3 surface Al2O3 surface
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C Catalysts are calcined in air at 550 °C
Nano-engineered Ni catalyst prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD) may resolve sintering issue
ALD is a commercial process in semiconductor industry
NiCp2
Hydrogenate the organic ligands bound to Ni
NiCp2 reacts with the surface -OH groups and the Cp ring is removed
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of α-Al2O3nanoparticles supported Ni catalysts
In addition to Ni and NiO, NiAl2O4spinel formed during Ni ALD, which increases Ni-support interaction
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TEM image of α-Al2O3 nanoparticle-supported Ni catalysts
Particle size: 2-6 nm, average 3.1 nm Particles prepared by traditional methods (e.g. incipient wetness) are ~10-20 nm
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Packed bed catalytic reactor for dry reforming testing
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ALD Ni catalyst showed advantages over traditional catalysts prepared by incipient wetness (IW)
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Higher activity due to highly dispersed nanoparticles: ~3.1 nm Ni particles compared to ~10-20 nm particles prepared by traditional method
Better stability due to strong bonding between nanoparticles and substrates since the particles are chemically bonded to the substrate during ALD
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Novel α-Al2O3 hollow fiber with high packing density is being used as catalyst substrate in current project
Catalyst Geometry SA/V (m2/m3)1-hole 1,1511-hole-6-grooves 1,7334-hole 1,70310-hole 2,013Monolith 1,3004-channel ceramic hollow fibers 3,000
Commercial substrates
Novel α-Al2O3 hollow fibers OD of 3.2 mm and a channel inner
diameter of 1.1 mm Geometric surface area to volume
as high as 3,000 m2/m3
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ALD reactor modified for depositing catalysts onto 20-cm-long hollow fibers
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Ni nanoparticles successfully deposited on 20-cm-long hollow fibers by ALD
Before Ni ALD After Ni ALD
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Dry reforming performance of the Ni ALD coated 20-cm-long hollow fibers
20-cm-long fibers were broken up into 1-cm-long fibers and tested in a packed bed reactor (CO2 and CH4 cylinder gases used in testing)
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200-h continuous testing of 20-cm long hollow fiber supported Ni ALD catalyst indicated good stability
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Future plans
Task 8.0 – Catalytic reactor performance testing
Task 6.0 – Further improvement of the hollow fiber supported catalyst
Task 7.0 – Design and construction of reactor containing multiple hollow fibers
Task 11.0 – Life cycle analysis and technical and economic feasibility study
Task 10.0 – Catalyst deactivation and long-term stability tests
Task 9.0 – Supply of catalyst for deactivation and long-term stability testsBP2(4/1/19-9/30/20)
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After the current project Test the technology at a larger scale with captured CO2
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Summary We are developing ALD nano-engineered catalysts for utilization of CO2 in
dry reforming of methane to produce syngas
ALD nano-engineered catalyst improves activity and stability for utilization of CO2 in dry reforming of methane to produce syngas (compared to catalysts prepared by conventional incipient wetness method)
Uniform nano-engineered Ni nanoparticles were successfully deposited on high packing-density α-Al2O3 hollow fiber by ALD
200-h continuous testing of 20-cm long hollow fiber supported Ni ALD catalyst indicated good stability
Designed and constructed reactor system at GTI for performance, deactivation and long-term stability tests
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Acknowledgements
Financial and technical support
DOE NETL Andrew O'Palko, Bruce Lani, José Figueroa, and Lynn Brickett
Professor Liang Group Dr. Xiaofeng Wang Dr. Shoujie Ren
DE-FE0029760
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�Nano-engineered catalyst for the utilization of CO2 in dry reforming to produce syngas ��DOE Contract No. DE-FE002976078 History of Turning Raw Technology into Practical Energy SolutionsSlide Number 3Integration of the technology with coal-fired power plantsBackground of dry reforming of methane using captured CO2Nano-engineered Ni catalyst prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD) may resolve sintering issueSlide Number 7Slide Number 8Slide Number 9ALD Ni catalyst showed advantages over traditional catalysts prepared by incipient wetness (IW) Slide Number 11Slide Number 12Slide Number 13Slide Number 14Slide Number 15Slide Number 16Slide Number 17SummaryAcknowledgementsDisclaimer