Highly active Ni/CeO2 catalyst for CO2 methanation: Preparation and characterization

• Published in: Applied catalysis. B, Environmental Vol. 282; p. 119581
• Main Authors: Rui, Ning, Zhang, Xiaoshan, Zhang, Feng, Liu, Zongyuan, Cao, Xinxiang, Xie, Zhenhua, Zou, Rui, Senanayake, Sanjaya D., Yang, Yanhui, Rodriguez, José A., Liu, Chang-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.03.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Carbon dioxide; Catalysts; Catalytic activity; Ceria; Cerium oxides; Decomposition; Decomposition reactions; EXAFS; Gas discharges; Hydrogen reduction; Low temperature; Methanation; Methane; Nickel; Oxygen vacancy; Plasma; Selectivity; Splitting; Plasma; Methanation; Carbon dioxide; Ceria; Nickel; EXAFS; Oxygen vacancy

[Display omitted] •Ni/CeO2 is successfully prepared by plasma decomposition of nickel precursor.•The obtained Ni/CeO2 catalyst shows a significantly high activity at low temperatures.•A up to 99.5 % methane selectivity was achieved.•In-situ XAS, XRD, and XPS characterizations were conducted.•Small N...