CO2 abatement and CH4 recovery at vehicle exhausts: Comparison and characterization of Ru powder and pellet catalysts

The catalytic conversion of CO2 to CH4 (Sabatier reaction) has been studied to develop an after-treatment process at vehicles exhausts. Three different formulations of Ru commercial catalysts, two in powder and one in pellets shape, were tested and characterized by means of X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDX), N2 adsorption at −196 °C and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR). Experimental results show a high CO2 conversion (XCO2 = 0.96 @ T = 280 °C) for one powder catalyst formulation whereas the other one has maximum CO2 conversion = 0.69. In both cases a high C... Mehr ...