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Preparation of silicon carbide supported nickel catalyst with enhanced catalytic activity for ammonia decomposition

  • Carbon Letters
  • Abbr : Carbon Lett.
  • 2024, 34(9), pp.2233-2243
  • DOI : 10.1007/s42823-024-00747-9
  • Publisher : Korean Carbon Society
  • Research Area : Natural Science > Natural Science General > Other Natural Sciences General
  • Received : February 24, 2024
  • Accepted : May 5, 2024
  • Published : December 5, 2024

Yu Xiantong 1 Kofie Gideon 1 Yin Fengxiang 1 Zhang Jie 2 Deng Qinjun 1 Li Guoru 1 Tan Yuhang 1 Zhang Gongheng 1 Chen Biaohua 1

1Changzhou University
2Beijing University of Chemical Technology

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ABSTRACT

Silicon carbide (β-SiC) was synthesized through an improved sol–gel method, then Ni/SiC catalysts were prepared using a hydrothermal method. The catalysts were characterized using TEM, H2-TPR, CO2-TPD and N2-TPD, etc. The results showed that the synthesized β-SiC had a large specific surface area, promoting the dispersion of Ni species and thus exposing more active sites. The interaction between Ni species and β-SiC contributed significantly to catalytic performance. Furthermore, the strong alkalinity of catalyst could adjust the bond energy of the active metal and N (M–N), which were conducive to desorption of the recombinant N2 from the metal surface, promoting to ammonia decomposition. Among the Ni/SiC catalysts, 30Ni/SiC-700 synthesized with the Ni loading of 30 wt% and calcination temperature of 700 °C, exhibited the optimal ammonia conversion rate of 93.4% at 600 °C under the space speed of 30,000 mL∙gcat−1∙h−1, and demonstrated a long-term stability, suggesting a very promising catalyst in ammonia decomposition.

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