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Cerium oxide catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane reaction: effect of lithium, samarium and lanthanum dopants

Siakavelas Georgios I., Charisiou Nikolaos D., Alkhoori Ayesha, Sebastian Victor, Hinder Steven John, Baker Mark, Gentekakis Ioannis, Polychronopoulou Kyriaki, Goula Maria A.

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/B4F2A553-9296-48BA-91C6-03542707BFBD
Year 2022
Type of Item Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
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Bibliographic Citation G.I. Siakavelas, N. D. Charisiou, A. AlKhoori, V. Sebastian, S. J. Hinder, M. A. Baker, I. V. Yentekakis, K. Polychronopoulou, and M. A. Goula, “Cerium oxide catalysts for oxidative coupling of methane reaction: effect of lithium, samarium and lanthanum dopants,” J. Environ. Chem. Eng., vol. 10, no. 2, Apr. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.107259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107259
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The work presented herein reports on the oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) performance of a series of Li-free and Li-doped CeO2 and CeO2 modified with Sm3+ and La3+ catalysts. The supporting materials (Ce, Sm-Ce and La-Sm-Ce metal oxides) were synthesized using the microwave assisted sol-gel method in order to achieve nanophase complex materials with increased particle surface energy and reactivity. Lithium ions were added, using the wet impregnation technique, in order to further improve the physicochemical characteristics and reinforce the activity and selectivity, in terms of C2H6 and C2H4 production. All materials were characterized using N2 adsorption-desorption, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, CO2-TPD, H2-TPR, SEM and XPS. We showed that the addition of lithium species changed the reaction pathway and drastically enhanced the production of ethylene and ethane, mainly for the promoted catalysts (Li/Sm-Ce and Li/La-Sm-Ce). In particular, the presence and the synergy between the electrophilic oxygen species (peroxide and superoxide), population of oxygen vacancy sites and the surface moderate basic sites determined the reaction pathway and the desirable product distribution.

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