CO2 methanation property of Ru nanoparticle-loaded TiO 2 prepared by a polygonal barrel-sputtering method

Takayuki Abe*, Masaaki Tanizawa, Kuniaki Watanabe, Akira Taguchi

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Abstract

Highly dispersed Ru nanoparticles loaded on a TiO2 support (Ru/TiO2(B)), which affects the hydrogenation of CO2 to CH4 (methanation), were prepared by employing a "dry" modification method using a barrel-sputtering instrument. The loaded Ru nanoparticles exhibited a narrow particle-size distribution with a mean diameter of ca. 2.5 nm. Methanation of CO2 on the Ru/TiO2(B) catalyst produced a 100% yield at ca. 160 °C, which is more than 200 °C below that required for Ru/TiO2 prepared by a conventional "wet" impregnation method. In addition, the methanation reaction over Ru/TiO2(B) proceeded at temperatures as low as room temperature with a reaction rate of 0.04 mol min-1 g-1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)315-321
Number of pages7
JournalEnergy and Environmental Science
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Pollution

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