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CO2 Reforming of CH4 on Mesoporous Alumina-Supported Cobalt Catalyst: Optimization of Lanthana Promoter Loading

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The impact of La2O3 promoter loading on alumina-supported cobalt catalysts was investigated in terms of physicochemical properties and catalytic performance for CO2 reforming of methane (CRM) at stoichiometric CH4/CO2 ratio and 1023 K. Both Co3O4 (with crystal size: 5.2–8.4 nm) and La2O3 nanoparticles were finely dispersed on support surface. The promotional La2O3 effect could noticeably increase CH4 and CO2 conversions to 29.3% and 17.3%, correspondingly due to improved basic site concentration and decreasing crystallite size of active metal in association with promoter addition. 5%La loading was an optimal promoter content for reactant conversions as well as yield of H2 and CO. 5%La-10%Co/Al2O3 also exhibited the highest resistance to carbon deposition owing to the basic nature, redox feature and oxygen vacancy of La2O3 dopant. Notably, the H2/CO ratio obtained within 0.84–0.98 is preferable for Fischer-Tropsch reaction in downstream to yield liquid hydrocarbon fuels.

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Acknowledgments

Mr. Ngoc Thang Tran would like to acknowledge the financial support from IUH Research Grant Scheme to conduct this study (21/1H04). This research is also funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under Grant Number 104.05-2019.344.

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  1. Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology, College of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Gambang, Malaysia

    Ngoc Thang Tran & Sumaiya Zainal Abidin

  2. Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, 12 Nguyen Van Bao St, Go Vap, Ho Chi Minh City, 7000, Vietnam

    Ngoc Thang Tran & Nguyen Van Cuong

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603 110, India

    P. Senthil Kumar

  4. Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam

    Quyet Van Le

  5. Institute of Chemical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 1 Mac Dinh Chi Str., Dist.1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Pham T. T. Phuong

  6. School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310, Johor, Malaysia

    A. A. Jalil

  7. International Research Centre of Nanotechnology for Himalayan Sustainability (IRCNHS), Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh, Solan, 173229, India

    Gaurav Sharma & Amit Kumar

  8. Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, India

    Ajit Sharma

  9. Institute of Energy Policy and Research, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, IKRAM-UNITEN 43000, Selangor, Malaysia

    Bamidele Victor Ayodele

  10. Center of Excellence for Green Energy and Environmental Nanomaterials (CE@GrEEN), Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, 755414, Vietnam

    Dai-Viet N. Vo

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Tran, N.T., Kumar, P.S., Van Le, Q. et al. CO2 Reforming of CH4 on Mesoporous Alumina-Supported Cobalt Catalyst: Optimization of Lanthana Promoter Loading. Top Catal 64, 338–347 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-021-01428-x

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