title: Sorption enhanced CO2 methanation.
abstract: The transformation from the fatuous consumption of fossil energy towards a sustainable energy circle is most easily marketable by not changing the underlying energy carrier but generating it from renewable energy. Hydrocarbons can be principally produced from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide collected by biomass. However, research is needed to increase the energetic and economic efficiency of the process. We demonstrate the enhancement of CO2 methanation by sorption enhanced catalysis. The preparation and catalytic activity of sorption catalysts based on Ni particles in zeolites is reported. The functioning of the sorption catalysis is discussed together with the determination of the reaction mechanism, providing implications for new ways in catalysis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Hydrogen & Energy, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland. Andreas.borgschulte@empa.ch
authors.forename: Andreas
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authors.lastname: Borgschulte
authors.forename: Noris
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authors.lastname: Gallandat
authors.forename: Benjamin
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authors.lastname: Probst
authors.forename: Riccardo
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authors.lastname: Suter
authors.forename: Elsa
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authors.lastname: Callini
authors.forename: Davide
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authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: Yadira
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authors.lastname: Arroyo
authors.forename: Rolf
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authors.lastname: Erni
authors.forename: Hans
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authors.lastname: Geerlings
authors.forename: Andreas
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authors.lastname: Züttel