Abstract
In order to screen potential catalytic materials for synthesis and decomposition of ammonia, a series of ABO3 perovskite materials, Sr1-xYxTi1-yRuyO3-δ (x = 0, 0.08, and 0.16; y = 0, 0.04, 0.07, 0.12, 0.17, and 0.26) were synthesized and tested for ammonia dehydrogenation. The influence of A or B site substitution on the catalytic ammonia dehydrogenation activity was determined by varying the quantity of either A or B site cation, producing Sr1-xYxTi0.92Ru0.08O3-δ and Sr0.92Y0.08Ti1-yRuyO3-δ, respectively. Characterizations of the as-synthesized materials using different analytical techniques indicated that a new perovskite phase of SrRuO3 was produced upon addition of large amounts of Ru (≥12 mol %), and the surface Ru0 species were formed simultaneously to ultimately yield Ruz(surface)/Sr0.92Y0.08Ti1-yRuy-zO3-δ and/or Ruz-w(surface)/SrwRuwO3/Sr0.92-wY0.08Ti1-yRuy-zO3-δ. The newly generated surface Ru0 species at the perovskite surfaces accelerated ammonia dehydrogenation under different conditions, and Sr0.84Y0.16Ti0.92Ru0.08O3-δ exhibited a NH3 conversion of ca. 96% at 500 °C with a gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) of 10 000 mL gcat-1 h-1. In addition, Sr0.84Y0.16Ti0.92Ru0.08O3-δ further proved to be highly active and stable toward ammonia decomposition at different reaction temperatures and GHSVs for >275 h.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9370-9379 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Oct 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 American Chemical Society.
Keywords
- Ammonia dehydrogenation
- Ammonia synthesis
- Hydrogen production
- Perovskite
- Ruthenium