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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 54, Issue 26, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/abeb96
Keywords
plasma catalysis; operando DRIFTS; CO2 hydrogenation; cobalt; ceria-zirconia
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- Applied and Engineering Sciences division of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research
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Plasma-enhanced heterogeneous catalysis is a promising alternative to thermal catalysis for industrial processes, but there is limited mechanistic understanding of the interactions between highly energetic electrons and excited molecules with solid catalysts in a plasma. The novel operando infrared spectroscopy cell allows for investigation of surface intermediates on a catalyst exposed to a plasma at room temperature. This combined approach offers new experimental insights into plasma-catalyst synergy, demonstrating CO2 methanation at the catalyst surface in a plasma at room temperature.
Plasma-enhanced heterogeneous catalysis offers a promising alternative to thermal catalysis for many industrially relevant processes. There is only limited mechanistic understanding about the relation between the interactions of highly energetic electrons and excited molecules with heterogeneous catalysts in a plasma and their catalytic performance. Herein, a novel operando infrared spectroscopy cell is presented allowing the investigation of surface intermediates upon exposure of a catalyst to plasma. The polyether ether ketone cell enclosure embedding a quartz reactor is operated at atmospheric pressure and can be heated to 250 degrees C. A case study involved the characterization of surface intermediates during CO2 hydrogenation on a Co/CeZrO4 catalyst. The temperature was monitored using online UV-Vis spectroscopy. This combined approach offers new experimental insights into plasma-catalyst synergy. The most important one is the demonstration of CO2 methanation at the catalyst surface at room temperature in a plasma.
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