The construction of a high-temperature reaction cell for operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy characterization is reported. A dedicated cell was designed to operate as a plug-flow reactor using powder samples requiring gas flow and thermal treatment at high temperatures. The cell was successfully used in the reaction of dry reforming of methane (DRM). We present X-ray absorption results in the fluorescence detection mode on a 0.4 wt. % Ni/ZrO2 catalyst under realistic conditions at 750 °C, reproducing the conditions used for a conventional dynamic microreactor for the DRM reaction. The setup includes a gas distribution system that can be fully remotely operated. The reaction cell offers the possibility of transmission and fluorescence detection modes. The complete setup dedicated to the study of catalysts is permanently installed on the Collaborating Research Groups French Absorption spectroscopy beamline in Material and Environmental sciences (CRG-FAME) and French Absorption spectroscopy beamline in Material and Environmental sciences at Ultra-High Dilution (FAME-UHD) beamlines (BM30B and BM16) at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Grenoble, France.
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March 22 2018
A new high temperature reactor for operando XAS: Application for the dry reforming of methane over Ni/ZrO2 catalyst
Antonio Aguilar-Tapia;
Antonio Aguilar-Tapia
a)
1
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)
, 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
2
Institut Néel, UPR 2940 CNRS–Université Grenoble Alpes
, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Samy Ould-Chikh
;
Samy Ould-Chikh
1
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)
, 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Eric Lahera;
Eric Lahera
3
OSUG, UMS 832 CNRS-Université Grenoble Alpes
, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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Alain Prat;
Alain Prat
2
Institut Néel, UPR 2940 CNRS–Université Grenoble Alpes
, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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William Delnet;
William Delnet
3
OSUG, UMS 832 CNRS-Université Grenoble Alpes
, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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Olivier Proux;
Olivier Proux
3
OSUG, UMS 832 CNRS-Université Grenoble Alpes
, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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Isabelle Kieffer;
Isabelle Kieffer
3
OSUG, UMS 832 CNRS-Université Grenoble Alpes
, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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Jean-Marie Basset;
Jean-Marie Basset
1
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)
, 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Kazuhiro Takanabe
;
Kazuhiro Takanabe
1
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)
, 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Jean-Louis Hazemann
Jean-Louis Hazemann
2
Institut Néel, UPR 2940 CNRS–Université Grenoble Alpes
, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Antonio Aguilar-Tapia
1,2,a)
Samy Ould-Chikh
1
Eric Lahera
3
Alain Prat
2
William Delnet
3
Olivier Proux
3
Isabelle Kieffer
3
Jean-Marie Basset
1
Kazuhiro Takanabe
1
Jean-Louis Hazemann
2
1
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC) and Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)
, 4700 KAUST, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
2
Institut Néel, UPR 2940 CNRS–Université Grenoble Alpes
, F-38000 Grenoble, France
3
OSUG, UMS 832 CNRS-Université Grenoble Alpes
, F-38041 Grenoble, France
a)
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected]
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 89, 035109 (2018)
Article history
Received:
August 03 2017
Accepted:
March 01 2018
Citation
Antonio Aguilar-Tapia, Samy Ould-Chikh, Eric Lahera, Alain Prat, William Delnet, Olivier Proux, Isabelle Kieffer, Jean-Marie Basset, Kazuhiro Takanabe, Jean-Louis Hazemann; A new high temperature reactor for operando XAS: Application for the dry reforming of methane over Ni/ZrO2 catalyst. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 March 2018; 89 (3): 035109. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4998929
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