Enhanced intermediate-temperature CO[subscript 2] splitting using nonstoichiometric ceria and ceria–zirconia

CO[subscript 2] splitting via thermo-chemical or reactive redox has emerged as a novel and promising carbon-neutral energy solution. Its performance depends critically on the properties of the oxygen carriers (OC). Ceria is recognized as one of the most promising OC candidates, because of its fast c...

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Main Authors: Uddi, Mruthunjaya, Zhao, Zhenlong, Ghoniem, Ahmed F, Tsvetkov, Nikolai, Yildiz, Bilge
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118852
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author Uddi, Mruthunjaya
Zhao, Zhenlong
Ghoniem, Ahmed F
Tsvetkov, Nikolai
Yildiz, Bilge
author2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
author_facet Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Uddi, Mruthunjaya
Zhao, Zhenlong
Ghoniem, Ahmed F
Tsvetkov, Nikolai
Yildiz, Bilge
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description CO[subscript 2] splitting via thermo-chemical or reactive redox has emerged as a novel and promising carbon-neutral energy solution. Its performance depends critically on the properties of the oxygen carriers (OC). Ceria is recognized as one of the most promising OC candidates, because of its fast chemistry, high ionic diffusivity, and large oxygen storage capacity. The fundamental surface ion-incorporation pathways, along with the role of surface defects and the adsorbates remain largely unknown. This study presents a detailed kinetics study of CO[subscript 2] splitting using CeO[subscript 2] and Ce[subscript 0.5]Zr[subscript 0.5]O[subscript 2] (CZO) in the temperature range 600-900 °C. Given our interest in fuel-assisted reduction, we limit our study to relatively lower temperatures to avoid excessive sintering and the need for high temperature heat. Compared to what has been reported previously, we observe higher splitting kinetics, resulting from the utilization of fine particles and well-controlled experiments which ensure a surface-limited-process. The peak rates with CZO are 85.9 μmole g[superscript -1]s[superscript -1] at 900 °C and 61.2 μmole g[superscript -1]s[superscript -1] at 700 °C, and those of CeO[subscript 2] are 70.6 μmole g[superscript -1]s[superscript -1] and 28.9 μmole g[superscript -1]s[superscript -1]. Kinetic models are developed to describe the ion incorporation dynamics, with consideration of CO[subscript 2] activation and the charge transfer reactions. CO[subscript 2] activation energy is found to be -120 kJ mole[superscript -1] for CZO, half of that for CeO[subscript 2], while CO desorption energetics is analogous between the two samples with a value of ∼160 kJ mole[superscript -1]. The charge-transfer process is found to be the rate-limiting step for CO[subscript 2] splitting. The evolution of CO[subscript 3][superscript 2-] with surface Ce[superscript 3+] is examined based on the modeled kinetics. We show that the concentration of CO[subscript 3][superscript 2-] varies with Ce[superscript 3+] in a linear-flattened-decay pattern, resulting from a mismatch between the kinetics of the two reactions. Our study provides new insights into the significant role of surface defects and adsorbates in determining the splitting kinetics.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1188522022-09-23T10:02:51Z Enhanced intermediate-temperature CO[subscript 2] splitting using nonstoichiometric ceria and ceria–zirconia Uddi, Mruthunjaya Zhao, Zhenlong Ghoniem, Ahmed F Tsvetkov, Nikolai Yildiz, Bilge Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Zhao, Zhenlong Ghoniem, Ahmed F Tsvetkov, Nikolai Yildiz, Bilge CO[subscript 2] splitting via thermo-chemical or reactive redox has emerged as a novel and promising carbon-neutral energy solution. Its performance depends critically on the properties of the oxygen carriers (OC). Ceria is recognized as one of the most promising OC candidates, because of its fast chemistry, high ionic diffusivity, and large oxygen storage capacity. The fundamental surface ion-incorporation pathways, along with the role of surface defects and the adsorbates remain largely unknown. This study presents a detailed kinetics study of CO[subscript 2] splitting using CeO[subscript 2] and Ce[subscript 0.5]Zr[subscript 0.5]O[subscript 2] (CZO) in the temperature range 600-900 °C. Given our interest in fuel-assisted reduction, we limit our study to relatively lower temperatures to avoid excessive sintering and the need for high temperature heat. Compared to what has been reported previously, we observe higher splitting kinetics, resulting from the utilization of fine particles and well-controlled experiments which ensure a surface-limited-process. The peak rates with CZO are 85.9 μmole g[superscript -1]s[superscript -1] at 900 °C and 61.2 μmole g[superscript -1]s[superscript -1] at 700 °C, and those of CeO[subscript 2] are 70.6 μmole g[superscript -1]s[superscript -1] and 28.9 μmole g[superscript -1]s[superscript -1]. Kinetic models are developed to describe the ion incorporation dynamics, with consideration of CO[subscript 2] activation and the charge transfer reactions. CO[subscript 2] activation energy is found to be -120 kJ mole[superscript -1] for CZO, half of that for CeO[subscript 2], while CO desorption energetics is analogous between the two samples with a value of ∼160 kJ mole[superscript -1]. The charge-transfer process is found to be the rate-limiting step for CO[subscript 2] splitting. The evolution of CO[subscript 3][superscript 2-] with surface Ce[superscript 3+] is examined based on the modeled kinetics. We show that the concentration of CO[subscript 3][superscript 2-] varies with Ce[superscript 3+] in a linear-flattened-decay pattern, resulting from a mismatch between the kinetics of the two reactions. Our study provides new insights into the significant role of surface defects and adsorbates in determining the splitting kinetics. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology British Petroleum Company 2018-11-02T19:12:21Z 2018-11-02T19:12:21Z 2017-07 2018-09-25T16:56:22Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1463-9076 1463-9084 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118852 .Zhao, Zhenlong, et al. “Enhanced Intermediate-Temperature CO[subscript 2] Splitting Using Nonstoichiometric Ceria and Ceria–Zirconia.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 19, no. 37, 2017, pp. 25774–85. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5087-7586 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8730-272X https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4690-5334 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2688-5666 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C7CP04789D Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) MIT Web Domain
spellingShingle Uddi, Mruthunjaya
Zhao, Zhenlong
Ghoniem, Ahmed F
Tsvetkov, Nikolai
Yildiz, Bilge
Enhanced intermediate-temperature CO[subscript 2] splitting using nonstoichiometric ceria and ceria–zirconia
title Enhanced intermediate-temperature CO[subscript 2] splitting using nonstoichiometric ceria and ceria–zirconia
title_full Enhanced intermediate-temperature CO[subscript 2] splitting using nonstoichiometric ceria and ceria–zirconia
title_fullStr Enhanced intermediate-temperature CO[subscript 2] splitting using nonstoichiometric ceria and ceria–zirconia
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced intermediate-temperature CO[subscript 2] splitting using nonstoichiometric ceria and ceria–zirconia
title_short Enhanced intermediate-temperature CO[subscript 2] splitting using nonstoichiometric ceria and ceria–zirconia
title_sort enhanced intermediate temperature co subscript 2 splitting using nonstoichiometric ceria and ceria zirconia
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