In situ TEM study of the Ru-RuOx/TiO2 catalyst for low temperature methanation of carbondioxide
1990 ◽
Vol 48
(4)
◽
pp. 288-289
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The Ru-RuOx/TiO2 catalyst has been shown to be able to produce methane from hydrogen and carbon dioxide at room temperature and atmospheric pressure at reasonably high rates (TOF: 10-6 at 25C and 10-4 at 90C). The best results were obtained using the P25 support (Degussa 80% anatase and 20% rutile) in the 55-60 m2/g surface area range. The optimal loading for the metal is 3.8% Ru metal.We found that in the most active catalysts, the metal (>90%) is selectively loaded on the rutile crystallites. This distribution shows up clearly in a 500C reduced sample (fig.l) in which the size of the metal particles has increased.