Title :

Unlocking the Potential of MXene in Catalysis: Decorated Mo2CTx Catalyst for Ammonia Synthesis under Mild Conditions

Author(s) :

Sfeir, Amanda [Auteur]
Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) - UMR 8181
Shuck, Christopher E. [Auteur]
Drexel University
Fadel, Alexandre [Auteur]
Institut Michel Eugène Chevreul - FR 2638 [IMEC]
Marinova, Maya [Auteur]
Institut Chevreul - FR2638
Vezin, Herve [Auteur]
Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement - UMR 8516 [LASIRE]
Dacquin, Jean-Philippe [Auteur]
Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) - UMR 8181
Gogotsi, Yury [Auteur]
Drexel University
Royer, sebastien [Auteur]
Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide - UMR 8181 [UCCS]
Laassiri, Said [Auteur]
Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) - UMR 8181

Journal title :

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Abbreviated title :

J. Am. Chem. Soc.

Volume number :

146

Pages :

20033-20044

Publisher :

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Publication date :

2024-07-12

ISSN :

0002-7863

English keyword(s) :

Ammonia
Catalysts
Catalytic activity
Cobalt
Two dimensional materials

HAL domain(s) :

Chimie/Chimie théorique et/ou physique

English abstract : [en]

Ammonia, which is one of the most important chemicals for the synthesis of dyes, pharmaceuticals, and fertilizers, is produced by the reaction of molecular hydrogen with nitrogen, over an iron-based catalyst at 400–500 °C ...
Show more >Ammonia, which is one of the most important chemicals for the synthesis of dyes, pharmaceuticals, and fertilizers, is produced by the reaction of molecular hydrogen with nitrogen, over an iron-based catalyst at 400–500 °C under pressure of over 100 bar. Decreasing the operating temperature and pressure of this highly energy-intensive process, developed by Haber and Bosch over 100 years ago, would decrease energy consumption in the world. In this work, we used two-dimensional Mo2CTx MXene as a support for a cobalt-based catalyst. The MXene functionalized by Co showed catalytic activity for ammonia synthesis from H2 and N2 at temperatures as low as 250 °C, without any pretreatment. The developed catalyst was highly active for ammonia synthesis, demonstrating a high rate of up to 9500 μmol g–1active phase h–1 at 400 °C under ambient pressure in steady-state conditions, and did not suffer from any deactivation after 15 days of reaction. The apparent activation energy (Ea) was found to be in the range of 68–74 kJ mol–1, which is in line with values reported for highly active catalysts. This improved catalyst may decrease the energy consumption in the synthesis of ammonia and its derivatives, as well as facilitate the use of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier for renewable energy storage.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS

Collections :

• Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement (LASIRE) - UMR 8516
• Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS) - UMR 8181

Research team(s) :

Propriétés magnéto structurales des matériaux (PMSM)

Submission date :

2024-07-25T19:57:53Z
2024-08-23T09:58:18Z
2024-08-23T10:53:01Z