Cu supported Fe-SiO2 nanocomposites for reverse water gas shift reaction

This work analyses the catalytic activity displayed by Cu/SiO2, Cu-Fe/SiO2 and Cu/FSN (Fe-SiO2 nanocomposite) catalysts for the Reverse Water Gas Shift reaction. Compared to Cu/SiO2 catalyst, the presence of Fe resulted on higher CO’s selectivity and boosted resistances against the constitution of t...

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Autores: González Castaño, Míriam, Navarro de Miguel, Juan Carlos, Sinha, F., Ghomsi Wabo, S., Keplel, O., Arellano García, H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/182935
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/182935
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101493
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cu catalysts
Fe-doped Silica
Nanocomposites
Reverse Water Gas Shift reaction
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Sumario:This work analyses the catalytic activity displayed by Cu/SiO2, Cu-Fe/SiO2 and Cu/FSN (Fe-SiO2 nanocomposite) catalysts for the Reverse Water Gas Shift reaction. Compared to Cu/SiO2 catalyst, the presence of Fe resulted on higher CO’s selectivity and boosted resistances against the constitution of the deactivation carbonaceous species. Regarding the catalytic performance however, the extent of improvement attained through incorporation Fe species strongly relied on the catalysts’ configuration. At 30 L/gh and H2:CO2 ratios = 3, the performance of the catalysts’ series increased according to the sequence: Cu/SiO2 < Cu-Fe/SiO2 << Cu/FSN. The remarkable catalytic enhancements provided by Fe-SiO2 nanocomposites under different RWGS reaction atmospheres were associated to enhanced catalyst surface basicity’s and stronger Cu-support interactions. The catalytic promotion achieved by Fe-SiO2 nanocomposites argue an optimistic prospective for nanocomposite catalysts within future CO2-valorising technologies.