Synthesis of Ammonia By RF Non-Thermal Plasma over Ni-MOF-74

Presented on November 12, 2019 during the Ammonia Energy Conference 2019

Authors Maria Carreon South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

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Abstract

Herein, we demonstrate a synergistic approach consisting on radiofrequency plasma to synthesize ammonia in the presence of Ni-MOF-74 as catalyst. The Ni-MOF displayed higher ammonia yields as com-pared to the pure Ni metal. Specifically, ammonia yields as high as 0.23 g-NH3 (kWh-g-catalyst)-1 and energy cost of 265 MJ mol-1 over Ni-MOF were observed. The enhanced catalytic activity of the Ni-MOF in the presence of plasma was attributed to the presence of pores that improved mass transfer of guest and product molecules during reaction, the presence of open Ni metal sites, and lower surface hydrogen re-combination. Furthermore, the ammonia energy yield of our plasma-Ni MOF catalyst is superior to those of the state-of-the-art RF plasma catalytic systems.

Topics Catalysts Electrochemical Ammonia Plasma

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