Development of a transition metal based catalyst aiming at concomitant high activity and stability attributed to distinguished catalytic characteristics is considered as the bottleneck for dry reforming methane (DRM). This work highlights role modifying zirconia (ZrO2) alumina (Al2O3) supported nickel catalysts using lanthanum oxide (La2O3) varying from 0 20 wt% during methane. The mesoporous w...

A method is described for quantitatively analyzing the level of interconnectivity of solid-oxide fuel cell electrode phases. The method was applied to the three-dimensional microstructure of a Ni-Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2 (Ni-YSZ) anode active layer measured by focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy. Each individual contiguous network of Ni, YSZ, and porosity was identified and labeled accord...

ZrO2·nH2O (hydrogel) impregnated with transition metals (Cu, Co, and Ni) was studied in this work as a precursor for the synthesis of CuO/ZrO2 (CuZ), CoOx/ZrO2 (CoZ), and NiO/ZrO2 (NiZ) catalysts, employed in the naphthalene oxidation reaction. Fresh and catalytically used materials were characterized by different physicochemical techniques, to compare the bulk and surface behavior, with partic...

Zirconia was used to support Ru, Ni, and Ru-Ni bimetallic nanoparticles for CO2 methanation. The formation of an alloy detected in Ru K-edge spectra. Ru/ZrO2 exhibited the highest reaction rate (1.35 mol/molmetal.s) with a CH4 selectivity 97.3%. diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform spectroscopy experiments suggest that formates serve as intermediates converting CO via reverse water–ga...

To identify the synergistic action of differently prepared Ni-ZrO2 phase boundaries in methane dry reforming, we compared an “inverse” near-surface intermetallic NiZr catalyst precursor with respective bulk-intermetallic NixZry material and a supported catalyst. In all three cases, stable high reforming activity enhanced anticoking properties can be assigned to presence extended boundaries, whi...

The Cover Feature depicts the possible Ni locations on MgAlOx/ZrO2 support and highlights superior DRM reaction performance of at heterointerfacial sites. catalytic behaviors across these diverse positions are metaphorically represented by thrust rockets brightness particles. In their Research Article, M. Montemore, O. Gazit co-worker demonstrate that heterointerface between a thin MgAlOx overl...

Integrated CO2 capture and utilisation (ICCU) is a promising strategy for restricting carbon emissions achieving neutrality. Bifunctional combined materials (BCMs), containing adsorbents active catalysts, are widely applied in this process. Producing syngas via reverse water–gas shift reaction (RWGS) integrating with Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) synthesis an attractive valuable route. This work invest...

The utilization of heterogeneous catalysts during the production biodiesel potentially minimize cost processing due to exclusion separation step. (X wt%)Ni–ZrO2 (where X = 10, 25 and 50) prepared through a hydrothermal process were tested for by transesterification waste cooking oil (WCO) with methanol. influences various reaction parameters systematically optimized. While physicochemical chara...