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Highly Efficient Ru/MgO Catalyst with Surface‐Enriched Basic Sites for Production of Hydrogen from Ammonia Decomposition
Author(s) -
Ju Xiaohua,
Liu Lin,
Zhang Xilun,
Feng Ji,
He Teng,
Chen Ping
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201900306
Subject(s) - catalysis , decomposition , nanoparticle , ruthenium , dispersion (optics) , ammonia , ammonia production , inorganic chemistry , hydrogen , base (topology) , precipitation , hydrogen production , chemical engineering , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , mathematical analysis , physics , mathematics , engineering , meteorology , optics
Development of highly active and stable catalyst for decomposition of ammonia to CO x ‐free hydrogen is an urgent and challenging task. Here, MgO (c‐MgO) supported Ru nanoparticles derived from Ru/4MgCO 3 ⋅ Mg(OH) 2 ⋅ 4H 2 O composite was prepared by deposition precipitation method and investigated as catalyst for NH 3 decomposition. The use of 4MgCO 3 ⋅ Mg(OH) 2 ⋅ 4H 2 O as support precursor leads to high density of basic sites and highly dispersed Ru nanoparticles (3.8–6.0 nm) on the Ru/c‐MgO catalysts. Thus, the Ru/c‐MgO catalysts show much enhanced activities and robust stability in the long‐term run (over 100 hours). Characterization results reveal that the much enhanced dispersion of Ru nanoparticles, high density of surface base sites and strong interaction between Ru nanoparticles and c‐MgO all benefit the highly efficient Ru/c‐MgO catalysts in NH 3 decomposition. Further improvements in activity can be achieved by modification of Ru/c‐MgO catalyst with an optimized KOH content. Therefore, it is believed that the use of 4MgCO 3 ⋅ Mg(OH) 2 ⋅ 4H 2 O as support precursor opens opportunity to achieve highly active and stable Ru/MgO catalysts through tuning the basic properties of catalysts.