Effect of phosphorus precursor on the catalytic performance of metal phosphides in the methanation of syngas

WANG Bao-wei; WANG Ting-ting; ZHAO Jun; LI Zhen-hua; XU Yan; MA Xin-bin

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60110-X

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WANG Bao-wei, WANG Ting-ting, ZHAO Jun, LI Zhen-hua, XU Yan, MA Xin-bin. Effect of phosphorus precursor on the catalytic performance of metal phosphides in the methanation of syngas[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(7): 952-959. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60110-X

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WANG Bao-wei, WANG Ting-ting, ZHAO Jun, LI Zhen-hua, XU Yan, MA Xin-bin. Effect of phosphorus precursor on the catalytic performance of metal phosphides in the methanation of syngas[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(7): 952-959. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60110-X

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WANG Bao-wei, WANG Ting-ting, ZHAO Jun, LI Zhen-hua, XU Yan, MA Xin-bin. Effect of phosphorus precursor on the catalytic performance of metal phosphides in the methanation of syngas[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(7): 952-959. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60110-X

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Effect of phosphorus precursor on the catalytic performance of metal phosphides in the methanation of syngas

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60110-X

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Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Funds: The project was supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Project, 2015AA050504)

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Received Date: 2021-01-13
Rev Recd Date: 2021-02-10

Available Online: 2021-06-01

Publish Date: 2021-07-15

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A series of metal phosphides including MoP, WP, CoP and NiP was prepared by temperature-programmed reduction with hydrogen from different phosphorus precursors. The effect of phosphorus precursor and feed H₂/CO ratio on the catalytic performance of metal phosphides in the methanation was investigated. In comparison with diammonium hydrogen phosphate (DAP), phytic acid (PA) as a chelating agent can effectively disperse the metal precursor, reduce the reduction temperature, promote to form pure phosphide phase, and give the phosphide catalyst a higher surface area and a smaller particle size; as a result, the metal phosphides prepared with PA as a phosphorus precursor exhibit higher catalytic activity in methanation. In addition, the catalytic activity of various metal phosphides in methanation follows the sequence of MoP > WP > CoP > NiP. A high H₂/CO ratio in the feed is favorable for the methanation over the phosphide catalysts; the selectivity to methane increases with an increase in the H₂/CO ratio.
- phytic acid,
- methanation,
- phosphate,
- metal phosphide,
- H₂/CO ratio,
- catalytic performance

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