The+doping+effect+of+Mo+on+FeAl2O3+catalyst+for+methane+decomposition+reaction

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The doping effect of Mo on Fe/Al2O3 catalyst for methane
decomposition reaction
Douxing Li, Jin Qu, Ye Tian, Yongdan Li*
Department of Catalysis Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering,
Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Methane decomposition reaction is an attractive process for the production of carbon nanomaterials and CO x-free hydrogen. One of the challenges for realizing this process is to obtain an active catalyst with high stability at a high temperature. Transition metals, such as Ni, Fe, Co, are often used as the active component of the catalysts for the reaction. However, Fe-based catalysts have been investigated less extensively due to its low activity at low temperatures. Nevertheless, its low cost and environment friendliness make it very attractive for this process.
In this work, Fe/Al2O3 and Fe-Mo/Al2O3 catalysts were prepared by amorphous citrate process.
A mixed aqueous solution of Fe(NO3)3, Al(NO3)3, citric acid and (NH4)6Mo7O24 (if needed) was stirred in a water bath at 343 K until it became a viscous gel. Then the gel was dried at 383 K for 12 h and calcined at 773 K for 5 h. A mixed metal oxide catalyst was obtained. The methane decomposition reaction was carried out in a fluidized bed reactor. The catalyst was first reduced at 973 K for 60 min and then was used in the reaction.
The XRD result showed that the Fe oxide species in Fe/Al2O3 and Fe-Mo/Al2O3 catalysts were different. The TPR profile indicated that the doping of Mo decreased the reduction temperature of Fe oxide and also had effect on the structure of Fe oxide. The result of activity test showed that the doping of Mo improved the catalyst performance, which could be attributed to the electronic effect of Mo. For a Fe-Mo/Al2O3 catalyst, the methane conversion achieved 65% at 1023 K. Different types of carbon nanotubes were obtained for Fe/Al2O3 and Fe-Mo/Al2O3 catalysts. For all the carbon products, the outer diameter of the carbon nanotubes was 9-32 nm, while the inner diameter was 5-15 nm. The length of carbon nanotubes was between nano- to micron range.
KEY WORDS:methane decomposition reaction, Fe catalysts, Mo doping, amorphous citrate process, carbon nanotubes。