Pyrolysis gas from biomass and plastics over X-Mo@MgO (X = Ni, Fe, Co) catalysts into functional carbon nanocomposite: Gas reforming reaction and proper process mechanisms

The metal catalysts X-Mo@MgO (X = Ni, Fe, Co) was studied as excellent catalyst for catalytic pyrolysis conversion of biomass and plastics into functional carbon nanocomposite. The proper reaction mechanism of the process was explored through the gas composition, and explored the bactericidal performance of functional carbon nanocomposite. The results showed that the Ni, Fe and Co-based catalysts elevated H2 gas yield reached to 57%, 34% and 44% as the addition of Mo, due to Mo or its oxide species for scission of small molecule compound. The introduction of NiMo@ MgO catalyst produced lower CH4, and higher H-2 and MWCNTs, which indicated that the formation of MWCNTs is mainly attributed to CH4 dehydrogenation. As a comparison, FeMo@MgO catalyst for CO disproportionation reaction could generate more MWCNTs and lower H-2. The functional carbon nanocomposite from FeMo@MgO catalyst were comprehensively evaluated by multiple characterizations. TPO and Raman results confirmed that FeMo@MgO catalyst can provide an excellent carrier to generate MWCNTs with few defects and high graphitization. The functional carbon nanocomposite were initially applied to E.coli extinguishing. The core-shell structure catalyst not only has excellent bactericidal performance, but also has strong resistance to metal leaching.

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The metal catalyst X-Mo@MgO (X = Ni, Fe, Co) was studied as an excellent catalyst for converting biomass and plastics into functional carbon nanocomposites. By exploring the reaction mechanism and bactericidal performance, it was found that the addition of Mo increased the H2 gas yield and the NiMo@MgO catalyst produced higher quality MWCNTs.