Mi Peng, Yuzhen Ge, Rui Gao, Jie Yang, Aowen Li, Zhiheng Xie, Qiaolin Yu, Jie Zhang, Hiroyuki Asakura, Hui Zhang, Zhi Liu, Qi Zhang, Jin Deng, Jihan Zhou, Wu Zhou, Graham J Hutchings, Ding Ma
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Abstract
Carbon-neutral hydrogen production is of key importance for the chemical industry of the future. We demonstrate a new thermal catalytic route for the partial reforming of ethanol into hydrogen and acetic acid with near-zero carbon dioxide emissions. This reaction is enabled by a catalyst containing a high density of atomic Pt1 and Ir1 species supported on a reactive alpha-molybdenum carbide substrate, achieving a hydrogen production rate of 331.3 millimoles of hydrogen per gram catalyst per hour and an acetic acid selectivity of 84.5% at 270°C, and is therefore more energy-efficient compared with standard reforming. Techno-economic analysis of partial ethanol reforming demonstrates the potential profitability for operation at an industrial scale, presenting the opportunity to produce hydrogen and acetic acid with a substantially reduced carbon dioxide footprint.
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