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Recent Progress of Catalyst Design for Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane to Syngas
Author(s) -
Liu Huimin,
Li Yajin,
He Dehua
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
energy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2194-4296
pISSN - 2194-4288
DOI - 10.1002/ente.201900493
Subject(s) - syngas , carbon dioxide reforming , catalysis , methane , methane reformer , carbon dioxide , carbon fibers , syngas to gasoline plus , natural gas , catalytic reforming , nanotechnology , chemistry , materials science , environmental science , steam reforming , organic chemistry , hydrogen production , composite number , composite material
As an important approach for the utilization of abundant natural gas (the main component being methane, CH 4 ), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reforming of CH 4 has attracted extensive attention due to its strong energy‐storage capacity and the accompanying benefits of turning the least expensive and abundant carbon resource, CO 2 , into valuable compounds. CO 2 and CH 4 are stable molecules, which pose great challenges in effectively activating the two molecules. Catalysts play an important role in the reaction of CO 2 reforming of CH 4 , and designing suitable catalysts is the key to the activation of CH 4 and CO 2 . Recently, substantial catalysts have been developed for CO 2 reforming of CH 4 , with several computational studies being carried out to uncover the underlying reaction mechanisms. Herein, the recent achievements of catalyst designed for CO 2 reforming of CH 4 are summarized, with the aim to provide a clear picture and deepen the understanding of this promising reaction.