Journal
LANGMUIR
Volume 30, Issue 48, Pages 14694-14705Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/la503340s
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- National University of Singapore
- NEA [NEA-ETRP 1002114, 279-000-333-490]
- NRF [NRF-POC 001-055, 279-000-397-281]
- China Scholarship Council
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Ni@Ni-Mgphy (Ni-Mgphy = NiMg phyllosilicate) coreshell catalysts were designed by hydrothermally treating Ni@SiO2 nanoparticles with magnesium nitrate salt. The porosity and basicity of the catalysts were easily tuned by forming Ni-Mgphy shell using Ni originating from Ni@SiO2 during the hydrothermal treatment process and Mg(NO3)(2) as the Ni and Mg sources, respectively. Among Ni@Ni-Mgphy coreshell catalysts synthesized under different hydrothermal durations, the catalyst treated for 10 h achieved the best catalytic performance for CO2 reforming of CH4 reaction with stable CO2 and CH4 conversions of around 81% and 78%, respectively, within 95 h reaction duration at 700 degrees C. The high Ni accessibility, strong basicity, and high structural stability for Ni@Ni-Mgphy coreshell catalyst with 10 h treatment time accounted for its superb catalytic performance. This method to simultaneously tune the porosity and basicity of Ni@SiO2 coreshell nanoparticles demonstrates a general way to modify the properties of other silica based coreshell nanoparticles through treating them with different metal salts.
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