Issue 29, 2015

Recent advances in methanation catalysts for the production of synthetic natural gas

Abstract

Methanation of coal- or biomass-derived carbon oxides for production of synthetic natural gas (SNG) is gaining considerable interest due to energy issues and the opportunity of reducing greenhouse gases by carbon dioxide conversion. The key component of the methanation process is the catalyst design. Ideally, the catalyst should show high activity at low temperatures (200–300 °C) and high stability at high temperatures (600–700 °C). In the past decades, various methanation catalysts have been investigated, among which transition metals including Ni, Fe, Co, Ru, Mo, etc. dispersed on metal oxide supports such as Al2O3, SiO2, TiO2, ZrO2, CeO2 etc. have received great attention due to their relatively high catalytic activity and selectivity. Furthermore, over the past few years, great efforts have been made both in methanation catalysts development and reaction mechanism investigation. Here we provide a comprehensive review to these most advancements, covering the reaction thermodynamics, mechanism and kinetics, the effects of catalyst active components, supports, promoters and preparation methods, hoping to outline the pathways for the future methanation catalysts design and development for SNG production.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in methanation catalysts for the production of synthetic natural gas

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 12月 2014
Accepted
18 2月 2015
First published
18 2月 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 22759-22776

Recent advances in methanation catalysts for the production of synthetic natural gas

J. Gao, Q. Liu, F. Gu, B. Liu, Z. Zhong and F. Su, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 22759 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA16114A

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