화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.94, 326-335, February, 2021
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2020.11.003  Export Citation
Hydrogen production by ammonia decomposition over ruthenium supported on SiC catalyst
M. Pinzón, A. Romero, A. de Lucas Consuegra, A.R. de la Osa, and P. Sánchez†
  • Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Technology, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avda. Camilo José Cela 12, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain
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A series of ruthenium catalysts using β-SiC as a support was synthesized with different metal loading (1-5 wt.% of Ru). Catalysts were characterized and tested with hydrogen production by catalytic ammonia decomposition. Additionally, the influence of calcination conditions as well as reduction temperatures (673 K and 873 K) was studied. Ru dispersion and metallic particle size were found to greatly influence catalytic activity. Moreover, calcination in a nitrogen atmosphere could remove a higher proportion of chlorine species derived from the precursor, thereby enhancing catalytic activity. Furthermore, a lower reduction temperature resulted in smaller particle sizes of ruthenium, which were more active in ammonia decomposition. Maximum intrinsic activity was obtained for a Ru size of around 5 nm. The catalyst containing 2.5 wt.% Ru, calcined in a N2 atmosphere and reduced at 673 K resulted in excellent H2 production from ammonia decomposition, with ammonia conversion close to 100% at 623 K was obtained. Porous SiC proved to be a suitable support for the nanosized Ru catalyst and was highly active in hydrogen production from ammonia decomposition. Moreover, this support provided good performance stability after one day of reaction.
Keywords:Ammonia decomposition;Hydrogen production;Ruthenium catalyst;SiC support
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