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Recent Research Trends in CO2 Methanation Catalysts: Focusing on Ni/CeO2

이산화탄소 메탄화 촉매의 최근 연구 동향: Ni/CeO2를 중심으로

  • Ye Hwan Lee (Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Hyeonsu Jeong (Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Sung Su Kim (Department of Social Energy System Engineering, Kyonggi University)
  • 이예환 (경기대학교 환경에너지공학과) ;
  • 정현수 (경기대학교 환경에너지공학과) ;
  • 김성수 (경기대학교 사회에너지시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2024.09.13
  • Accepted : 2024.10.23
  • Published : 2024.12.10
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Abstract

CO2 methanation is attracting attention as a solution for carbon neutrality and an alternative to fossil fuel depletion. It is also promising as a power to gas (P2G) technology that can store residual energy that occurs intermittently due to the expansion of renewable energy. In this review, we investigated recent research trends on Ni/CeO2 catalysts, which exhibit high activity at low temperatures among various catalysts for CO2 methanation. In particular, by comparing the morphological characteristics, specific surface area, and reducibility of the catalysts that can affect the methanation performance, the main factors of the catalysts were organized, and the key factors were proposed. In addition, various proposals for the mechanism of the methanation reaction were reviewed, and the research direction for the future development of Ni/CeO2 catalysts was suggested.

이산화탄소의 메탄화는 탄소중립을 위한 솔루션이자 화석연료 고갈의 대안으로 주목받고 있다. 이뿐만 아니라 재생에너지의 확대 속에 간헐적으로 발생하는 잉여에너지를 저장할 수 있는 power to gas (P2G) 기술로도 유망하다. 본 총설에서는 이산화탄소의 메탄화 반응을 위한 다양한 촉매 중에 저온에서 높은 활성을 나타내는 Ni/CeO2 촉매의 최근 연구 동향을 조사하였다. 특히 메탄화 성능에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 촉매의 형태적 특성, 비표면적, 환원성 등을 비교함으로써 촉매의 주요 인자를 정리하고 핵심 인자를 제안하였다. 또한 메탄화 반응의 메커니즘에 대한 다양한 제안을 검토하고, 향후 Ni/CeO2 촉매의 발전을 위한 연구 방향을 제시하였다.

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본 연구는 한국환경산업기술원의 대기 환경산업 경쟁력 강화 국산화 기술 개발사업을 지원받아 수행된 연구로 이에 감사드립니다(No. RS-2023-00220022).

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