SYNERGISTIC PERFORMANCE OF LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA ASSISTED THERMAL CO2 METHANATION OVER Ni and Co-BASED ZEOLITE CATALYSTS

Authors

  • Soipatta Soisuwan Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
  • Patiparn Boonruam Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
  • Piyachat Wattanachai Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand
  • Héctor Morillas Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
  • Settakorn Upasen Department of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v16.25031

Keywords:

Ni, Co, CeO2, CO2 methanation, DBD plasma

Abstract

Carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) is a crucial strategy platform for meeting net-zero emissions goals. In this research, the methanation reaction - carbon dioxide (CO2) waste gas converted into methane (CH4) fuel gas - was evaluated at elevated temperatures (200-400 °C) using a thermal catalytic (TC) process and at low temperatures (25-150 °C) using a plasma-assisted thermal catalytic (PTC) process. The dry-impregnation method was used to prepare catalysts in the formula of Ni-xCeO2/LTA-5A and Co-xCeO2/LTA-5A, where x is a CeO2 promoter amount varied from 0-15 wt.%. It aims to seek its effect on catalytic activity and productivity. A constant 15 wt.% of Ni and Co active metals were mobilized on zeolite LTA-5A supporters. The advanced techniques i.e. SEM-EDX and BET chemisorption were performed to characterize the surface and bulk properties of all catalysts. In the TC process for all prepared catalysts, the temperature variable highly affected the CO2 conversion and CH4 selectivity - resulting in 94-99% CO2 conversion and 93-95% CH4 selectivity at 400 oC. An appropriate amount of 5 wt.% CeO2 prompter could promote and stabilize the catalytic performance. The nickel-based metal catalyst showed a positive sign of CH4 production at low-temperatures DBD plasma-assisted thermal catalytic (PTC) process.

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2026-05-31

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