Photo-Thermal Dry Reforming of Methane with PGM-Free and PGM-Based Catalysts: A Review.

Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is considered one of the most promising technologies for efficient greenhouse gas management thanks to the fact that through this reaction, it is possible to reduce CO and CH to obtain syngas, a mixture of H and CO, with a suitable ratio for the Fischer-Tropsch production of long-chain hydrocarbons. Two other main processes can yield H from CH, i.e.

Copper-Enhanced CO Electroreduction in SOECs.

The development of a Co-free and Ni-free electrocatalyst for carbon dioxide electrolysis would be a turning point for the large-scale commercialization of solid-oxide electrolysis cells (CO-SOECs). Indeed, the demand for cobalt and nickel is expected to become critical by 2050 due to automotive electrification. Currently, the reference materials for CO-SOEC electrodes are perovskite oxides containing Mn or Co (anodes) and Ni-YSZ cermets (cathodes).

A water cooled, high power, dielectric barrier discharge reactor for CO plasma dissociation and valorization studies.

Aiming at the energy efficient use and valorization of carbon dioxide in the framework of decarbonization studies and hydrogen research, a novel dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor has been designed, constructed and developed. This test rig with water cooled electrodes is capable of a plasma power tunable in a wide range from 20W to 2 kW per unit. The reactor was designed to be ready for catalysts and membrane integration aiming at a broad range plasma conditions and processes, including low to moderate high pressures (0.

Selective Catalytic Hydrogenation of Vegetable Oils on Lindlar Catalyst.

Selective hydrogenation of vegetable oils is a significant step in the synthesis of several precursors for the preparation of bioplastics and biodiesel. In this work, a commercial Lindlar catalyst (palladium on calcium carbonate; poisoned with lead) was used as an efficient catalyst in the selective partial hydrogenation of canola and sunflower oils. Different operating conditions (pressure, temperature, and catalyst amount) were tested, and results were achieved by gas chromatography analysis of methyl esters obtained by the transesterification of the triglycerides.