Promotion effect of Re additive on the bifunctional Ni catalysts for methanation coupling with water gas shift of biogas: Insights from activation energy

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2020.03.016

Abstract

Abstract: The cheap manganese sand was first modified by H₂O₂ and was further creatively utilized as Ni-based catalyst support. In order to enhance the catalytic performance, Re was added into the Ni-based catalyst and the promotion effect of Re on the methanation coupling with water gas shift of biogas was investigated from the perspective of activation energy. It was found that CH₄ and CO₂ formation rates, which separately represented the reaction rate of methanation and water gas shift, were both enhanced after Re addition compared to non-added catalyst. Two kinetics models including empirical model and K-model were employed and from the results of calculation, it showed that Re selectively decreased the activation energy of methanation reaction and had little impact on the activation energy of water gas shift. The increased CO₂ formation rate was owing to the assistance of accelerated H₂O production from methanation rather than the activation energy change in water gas shift.

Key words: Promoter, Catalyst, Nickel, Methanation, Water gas shift, Kinetics

摘要： The cheap manganese sand was first modified by H₂O₂ and was further creatively utilized as Ni-based catalyst support. In order to enhance the catalytic performance, Re was added into the Ni-based catalyst and the promotion effect of Re on the methanation coupling with water gas shift of biogas was investigated from the perspective of activation energy. It was found that CH₄ and CO₂ formation rates, which separately represented the reaction rate of methanation and water gas shift, were both enhanced after Re addition compared to non-added catalyst. Two kinetics models including empirical model and K-model were employed and from the results of calculation, it showed that Re selectively decreased the activation energy of methanation reaction and had little impact on the activation energy of water gas shift. The increased CO₂ formation rate was owing to the assistance of accelerated H₂O production from methanation rather than the activation energy change in water gas shift.

关键词: Promoter, Catalyst, Nickel, Methanation, Water gas shift, Kinetics

Xinxin Dong, Baosheng Jin, Zhiwei Kong, Yiqing Sun. Promotion effect of Re additive on the bifunctional Ni catalysts for methanation coupling with water gas shift of biogas: Insights from activation energy[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(6): 1628-1636.

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