Abstract
In this work, microwave (MW) irradiation was used to activate Co/Al2O3, Mo/Al2O3, and Co–Mo/Al2O3 catalysts for dry reforming of methane (DRM) reactions.
Highlights
Co–Mo bimetallic catalysts supported by Al2O3 exhibit high catalytic activity due to the formation of a magnetodielectric Co0.82Mo0.18 alloy, which plays the dual role of a good MW acceptor and the provider of active centers for the dry reforming of methane (DRM) reaction
A growing share of the world's natural gas reserves is located in remote areas like deep offshore, of which relatively bigger gas reserves can be harnessed by liquefying the natural gas (LNG) for transportation using tanks
Al2O3 started to convert approximately 35% CH4 and 47% CO2 for CoMo0.5 and MW power of 500 W. There is another observation that the required minimum MW power level to activate the bimetallic catalysts declines with an increase in the Co loading up to Co/Mo of 2
Summary
A growing share of the world's natural gas reserves is located in remote areas like deep offshore, of which relatively bigger gas reserves can be harnessed by liquefying the natural gas (LNG) for transportation using tanks. Most of the small gas reserves are stranded: in the case of associated production (i.e., gas produced with crude oil), the natural gas has to be re-injected.[1,2,3] This results in the loss of income and pollutes the environment due to gas leakage to air. There is a sustained demand for small-tomedium-sized gas-to-liquid (GTL) plants on floating production, storage, and offloading vessels (FPSOVs). These are important for small stranded gas reserves, where the gas pipeline option is completely uneconomical. The production of syngas is the first step in a GTL plant, which must have the minimal weight to be suitable for FPSOVs
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