Pt supported on modified-coal gasification slag for efficient dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane in a fixed bed reactor

Xiaomin Dai, Juan Wang*, Huan Guo, Yunhua Xu, Jing Bai, Wenchen Ren, Mengchi Chen, Xunjin Zhu, Wenliang Wang, Zhao Zhang, Hui Chang*

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Abstract

Coal gasification slag (CGS) was used for modification and loaded platinum (Pt) to liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) for the first time. The carbon hybrid silica (C/SiO2) was prepared by removing metal oxides and carbon residue of CGS through acid treatment and calcination. The C/SiO2 loaded Pt (Pt-C/SiO2) exhibited only a 1.3% decrease in dehydrogenation conversion rate after 30 h of continuous catalytic dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane (MCH), and even after 100 h, the decrease was only 4.9%. When Pt was directly loaded on CGS (Pt-CGS), it showed higher catalytic activity (dehydrogenation conversion rate was 20.4%), but lower catalytic stability (dehydrogenation conversion rate decreased by 56% after 7 h). Additionally, commercial Pt-SiO2 catalysts exhibited poor dehydrogenation conversion rate, significantly lower than that of Pt-C/SiO2. Density functional theory calculations confirmed the influence of carbon hybrid SiO2 on the adsorption energy, electron transfer and density of states for the catalytic dehydrogenation of MCH. The highly active and stable Pt-C/SiO2 catalyst can be effectively utilized for LOCH while achieving high-value utilization of CGS solid waste.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)409-418
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume90
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Nov 2024

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Fuel Technology
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

User-Defined Keywords

  • Carbon hybrid silica
  • Coal gasification slag
  • High-value utilization
  • Liquid organic hydrogen carrier
  • Methylcyclohexane

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