Modelling and simulation of catalytic ammonia decomposition over Ni-Ru deposited on 3D-printed CeO2

3D-printed ceria structures have been prepared by robocasting, without using any additive, and impregnated with different amounts of Ni and Ru, characterized and tested for the catalytic decomposition of ammonia in a fixed bed reactor. The best catalytic performance has been achieved with an active...

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Autores: Lucentini, Ilaria|||0000-0003-1311-9062, García Colli, Germán, Luzi, Carlos Daniel, Serrano Carreño, M. Isabel|||0000-0002-4996-9280, Soler Turu, Lluís|||0000-0003-1591-3366, Jiménez Divins, Nuria|||0000-0001-6010-5419, Martínez, Osvaldo Miguel, Llorca Piqué, Jordi|||0000-0002-7447-9582
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/359703
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/359703
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131756
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Nuclear energy
Ammonia decomposition
Modelling
3D-printing
Nickel-ruthenium
Ceria catalysts
Energia nuclear
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Energia nuclear
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Resumo:3D-printed ceria structures have been prepared by robocasting, without using any additive, and impregnated with different amounts of Ni and Ru, characterized and tested for the catalytic decomposition of ammonia in a fixed bed reactor. The best catalytic performance has been achieved with an active phase of 0.5Ni0.1Ru (w/w %). A kinetic expression has been obtained using a crushed catalytic structure, which has been employed in a 1D model to simulate the behaviour of the Ni-Ru impregnated 3D-printed ceria structures. The results have been compared with the experimental data to validate the proposed model. A series of simulations have been performed to determine the relationship between the geometric parameters of the 3D-printed structures and their catalytic performance in the ammonia decomposition, in order to optimize the catalytic structure with the aim of supplying the hydrogen produced to a PEM-type fuel cell.