Self-adaptive Ni nanoparticles in perovskite LaNi1-xAlxO3/CaO for durable CO2 capture and in-situ conversion
摘要
Integrated CO2 capture and conversion (iCCC) technology is promising for carbon neutrality, but the high-temperature deactivation of dual-functional materials (DFMs) limits its practicality. Herein, we develop adaptive metallic nano-catalysts via in-situ exsolution-dissolution in perovskite-based DFMs, enabling self-adjustment during cyclic CO2/CH4 redox switching. Al-doping induces the Jahn-Teller distortion in LaNiO3 perovskite, making the lattice contracted to enrich Ni2+ and oxygen vacancies; thereby tailoring the smooth exsolution-dissolution of Ni nano-catalyst and creating fast O2- migration channels for facilitating CO2 adsorption. The optimized perovskite LaNi0.8Al0.2O3/CaO exhibits exceptional durability over 50 cycles, achieving a high CO2 capture capacity of 10.2 mmol gDFM−1 and both high conversions of 91.5% for CO2 and 93.5% for CH4. The mechanism study by the in-situ characterizations and surface energy calculations confirms that heteroatomic doping modulates the metal-support interactions, providing a solution for the long-sought deactivation problems of sintering and coking.