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Catalytic Co‐Conversion of CH 4 and CO 2 Mediated by Rhodium–Titanium Oxide Anions RhTiO 2 −
Author(s) -
Yang Yuan,
Li YaKe,
Zhao YanXia,
Wei GongPing,
Ren Yi,
Asmis Knut R.,
He ShengGui
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202103808
Subject(s) - syngas , methane , catalysis , rhodium , chemistry , carbon monoxide , carbon dioxide reforming , carbon dioxide , desorption , oxide , inorganic chemistry , carbon fibers , adsorption , materials science , organic chemistry , composite number , composite material
Catalytic co‐conversion of methane with carbon dioxide to produce syngas (2 H 2 +2 CO) involves complicated elementary steps and almost all the elementary reactions are performed at the same high temperature conditions in practical thermocatalysis. Here, we demonstrate by mass spectrometric experiments that RhTiO 2 − promotes the co‐conversion of CH 4 and CO 2 to free 2 H 2 +CO and an adsorbed CO (CO ads ) at room temperature; the only elementary step that requires the input of external energy is desorption of CO ads from the RhTiO 2 CO − to reform RhTiO 2 − . This study not only identifies a promising active species for dry (CO 2 ) reforming of methane to syngas, but also emphasizes the importance of temperature control over elementary steps in practical catalysis, which may significantly alleviate the carbon deposition originating from the pyrolysis of methane.