Effect of transition metals (Mo, Mn and Co) on mesoporous ZSM-5 catalyst activity in carbon dioxide reforming of methane

• Main Authors: Hambali, H. U., Jalil, A. A., Abdulrasheed, A. A., Siang, T. J., Fatah, N. A. A., Rahman, A. F. A., Aziz, M. A. H., Hussain, I.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92171/1/HUHambali2020_EffectOfTransitionMetalsMoMnAndCo.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92171/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/808/1/012005
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper investigates the effect of transition metals (Mo, Mn and Co) on mesoporous ZSM-5 support in carbon dioxide reforming of methane reaction. The mesoporous ZSM-5 support was synthesized by micro emulsion technique and the metals were loaded by wet impregnation method. It was observed that ZSM-5 supported Co catalyst had higher surface area in comparison to other catalysts, which could favour well dispersion and wider utilization of active component. In addition, the ZSM-5 supported Co catalyst exhibited the highest methane and carbon dioxide conversions of 69 % and 65 % respectively at 850°C. The Co species were more active to decompose methane and carbon dioxide compared to Mo and Mn loaded catalysts. Hence, loading Co on mesoporous ZSM-5 produce an active catalyst in carbon dioxide reforming methane reaction.