Robocasting of 3D printed and sintered ceria scaffold structures with hierarchical porosity for solar thermochemical fuel production from the splitting of CO<sub>2</sub>
Basam A.E. Ben–Arfa, Stéphane Abanades, Isabel M. Miranda Salvado, J.M.F. Ferreira, Robert C. Pullar
Abstract
). 90% CO was obtained after just 10 min of oxidation, comparing well to reticulated ceria foams, this CO production rate being an order of magnitude greater than that for ceria powders when tested at similar temperatures.
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePorosityMicroporous materialThermogravimetric analysisMesoporous materialChemical engineeringSinteringCatalysisSpecific surface areaComposite materialChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringChemical Looping and Thermochemical ProcessesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions