Abstract:
Fe
2O
3/LaFeO
3 was prepared by citric acid complexation method and used as oxygen carrier in chemical-looping hydrogen generation; the effect of Fe
2O
3/CH
4 ratio, stream amount and metal loading on the performance of Fe
2O
3/LaFeO
3 as oxygen carrier at 900 ℃ and atmospheric pressure were investigated. The results showed that the oxygen carrier performs best with CH
4 conversion of 60% and single-loop H
2 output of 45 mL, when the ratio of Fe
2O
3/CH
4, stream input and Fe loading are 2, 0.1 mL, 15%, respectively. The XRD and H
2-TPR results suggest that the active site is the adsorbed oxygen rather than metal oxide; the easier for the reduction of the adsorbed oxygen, the higher are the conversion of CH
4 and the output of H
2. Moreover, the oxygen carrier is still in perovskite structure and CH
4 conversion and H
2 output remain stable even after 60 cycles.