2.2.2. Thermal decomposition of carbon dioxide<br>The thermal decomposition of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen is considered to be a potential route for<br>carbon dioxide capture and utilization. However, carbon dioxide decomposition is limited by its thermodynamic<br>equilibrium. To achieve a high conversion, high-density energy inputs such as a very high temperature (> 1727 oC) are<br>necessary in a fixed-bed reactor. Integrating the TDCD and POM reactions in a dense CMR shows a remarkable advance in<br>utilization of carbon dioxide to supply oxygen for the POM reaction [70,73,79–81]. As shown in Fig. 6(a), a dense<br>CMR based on a disk-like SrCo0.4Fe0.5Zr0.1O3−δ membrane was designed for the coupling of the TDCD and POM reactions.<br>The TDCD reactions take place on one side of the membrane in the presence of a supported lead (Pb)-based catalyst, and<br>methane reacts with oxygen (which permeates from the TDCD side) over a supported nickel (Ni)-based catalyst on the<br>other side of the membrane. At 900 oC, the carbon monoxide selectivity and carbon dioxide conversion reached 100% and<br>15.8%, respectively [70]. For given external conditions, the decomposition of carbon dioxide benefits from the increase of<br>oxygen permeation flux [81]. Normally, the oxygen permeation flux can be promoted by decreasing the thickness of the<br>membrane (i.e., when bulk diffusion is the rate-determining step). Zhang et al. [79] performed coupling reactions using an<br>SCFA thin tubular membrane with a reduced thickness, which gave it a higher oxygen flux than a disk-like membrane. At<br>950 oC, the carbon dioxide conversion reached approximately 17%, which is higher than the conversion obtained when<br>using a disc-like membrane at the same operation temperature.<br>Having the POM occur on the opposite side of the membrane to the TDCD can increase the driving force and promote<br>carbon dioxide decomposition. However, the membrane in this case was actually in a much more complicated environment,<br>as one side was exposed to CO2/CO while the other side was exposed to CH4/CO/H2. As discussed in the previous section,<br>a compromise between high oxygen permeability and sufficient chemical stability is necessary in a membrane reactor.<br>Therefore, a triple-layer composite structure (porous/dense/porous) for the TDCD and POM coupling reaction was<br>proposed [73] (Fig. 6(b)). SBFM and La0.8Sr0.2MnO3--yttria-stabilized zirconia (LSM-YSZ) were fabricated as porous<br>layers on the dense SCFNb membrane, and were closed to the POM and TDCD sides, respectively. The functions of<br>reduction resistance, carbon dioxide resistance, and high permeability were segregated to the SBFM, LSM-YSZ, and<br>SCFNb layers, respectively. The essence of this design is that each of the layers plays its respective function and<br>synergistically contributes to improve the stability and conversion. This novel reactor attained a 20.58% carbon dioxide<br>conversion at 900 oC, and could be steadily operated for more than 500 h [73]. ...
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