Nature Communications (Nov 2019)

Atomically dispersed nickel as coke-resistant active sites for methane dry reforming

  • Mohcin Akri,
  • Shu Zhao,
  • Xiaoyu Li,
  • Ketao Zang,
  • Adam F. Lee,
  • Mark A. Isaacs,
  • Wei Xi,
  • Yuvaraj Gangarajula,
  • Jun Luo,
  • Yujing Ren,
  • Yi-Tao Cui,
  • Lei Li,
  • Yang Su,
  • Xiaoli Pan,
  • Wu Wen,
  • Yang Pan,
  • Karen Wilson,
  • Lin Li,
  • Botao Qiao,
  • Hirofumi Ishii,
  • Yen-Fa Liao,
  • Aiqin Wang,
  • Xiaodong Wang,
  • Tao Zhang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12843-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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While dry reforming of methane, the reaction of CH4 and CO2 to create CO and H2, is a promising reaction for industry, coke buildup often deactivates catalysts and limits commercialization. Here, authors report single-atom nickel on Ce-doped hydroxyapatite as a coke-resistant catalyst.