TY - GEN A1 - Müller, Klaus A1 - Städter, Matthias A1 - Rachow, Fabian A1 - Hoffmannbeck, David A1 - Schmeißer, Dieter T1 - Sabatier-based CO2-methanation by catalytic conversion T2 - Environmental Earth Sciences N2 - The catalytic conversion of CO2is an important component for the reintegration of secondary products like CO2 or H2 into the energy supply. An example is the "power to gas’" concept with a conversion of CO2 into CH4. The CO2 is transferred into a carrier of chemical energy, with the possibility to feed the produced CH4 into the existing network of natural gas. At temperatures of around 350 °C, hydrogenation of CO2 to CH4 is possible by the Sabatier reaction CO2+4H2->CH4+H2O. One prerequisite for efficient kinetics of the Sabatier reaction is the application and optimization of catalysts. The focus of catalyst development is given to their performance under the conditions to be expected in the special application. As a part of the project Geoenergy-Research (GeoEn), we address questions related to the catalytic utilization of CO2 produced in the course of the oxyfuel combustion of lignite. In this contribution, we report on the experimental setup in laboratory scale, which enables an advanced characterization of the catalytic performance, including thermodesorption measurements at atmospheric pressure in order to determine the amount of adsorbed CO2 under real conditions. We also show data for activation energies, the catalytic performance as function of temperature and the long time stability of a commercial Ru-based catalyst. KW - CO2 KW - Sabatier reaction KW - Catalysis KW - RuO2 Y1 - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2609-3 SN - 1866-6280 VL - 70 IS - 8 SP - 3771 EP - 3778 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Müller, Klaus A1 - Hoffmannbeck, David A1 - Kirner, Georg A1 - Städter, Matthias A1 - Schmeißer, Dieter T1 - CO2-Methanation by Catalytic Conversion T2 - Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft N2 - The utilization of CO2 as raw material is an important component of a program for CO2 reduction. A possibility is the production of methane. At a moderate temperature of around 350°C, hydrogenation of CO2 to methane is possible by the Sabatier reaction CO2 + 4H2 ->CH4 +2H2O. Prerequisite for an efficient kinetics of the Sabatier reaction is the application and optimization of catalysts. In this contribution, we present investigations of Ru and Ni catalysts on different substrates. For Ru/Al2O3 catalysts, we found stable operation without degradation within 500 hours with a conversion rate of 80% at 350°C. For NiO/SiO2 catalysts, a conversion rate of 90% was found for temperatures of 350-405°C. We also show the investigation of cross sensitivities against SOx and NOx, which are typical contaminations of CO2, generated by the industrial oxyfuel process. In our work the morphology (REM, AFM, specific surface), chemical composition (FTIR, XPS) and phase composition (XRD) of the catalysts are characterized. In addition, we report on thermodesorption (TDS) measurements at atmospheric pressure to determine the amount of adsorbed CO2 under real conditions. The project is funded by the German Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF-GeoEn). Y1 - 2012 UR - http://www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2012/conference/berlin/part/ds/session/37/contribution/45 SN - 0420-0195 PB - Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft CY - Bad Honnef ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hoffmannbeck, David A1 - Richter, Matthias A1 - Städter, Matthias A1 - Paloumpa, Ioanna A1 - Henkel, Karsten A1 - Schmeißer, Dieter T1 - Spectroscopic and microscopic characterization of potential catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO2 T2 - Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft, Reihe 6, Bd. 46 N2 - The reduction of CO2 emissions is a general demand of the society in order to avoid irreversible climate changes. We are investigating potential catalysts for the hydrogenation of CO2 in particular for its application in the so called oxyfuel combustion process. In order to understand the catalytic behavior of the investigated materials we use the techniques X-Ray Photoemission (XPS) and -absorption (XAS) Spectroscopy as well as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The prospective of our work is to figure out the electronic and structural properties of the material and to optimize proper catalysts or design new ones for best catalytic activity. Beside the spectro-microscopic investigations the catalysts are tested under Sabatier reaction conditions in terms of activity, stability and sensitivity against poisoning. In our preliminary work we constructed a Sabatier reactor system with analytical parts based on infrared absorption and mass spectroscopy modules. First spectroscopic and catalytic results achieved on a commercially available Ru/Al2O3 catalyst will be presented. Y1 - 2011 UR - http://www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2011/conference/dresden/part/o/session/60/contribution/123 SN - 0420-0195 SP - S. 483 PB - Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft CY - Bad Honnef ER -