Synthesis of ordered intermetallic nanoparticle catalysts for hydrogen production

• Project/Area Number: 15K06572
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Catalyst/Resource chemical process
• Research Institution: National Institute for Materials Science
• Principal Investigator: XU YA 国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構, エネルギー・環境材料研究拠点, 主幹研究員 (00370304)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: 水素製造触媒 / 金属間化合物 / ナノ粒子 / 熱プラズマ / メタノール分解 / メタンの水蒸気改質 / ナノ粒子触媒 / 水素製造反応

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to develop efficient and inexpensive catalysts for hydrogen production, Ni-Sn and Ni-Fe based intermetallic nanoparticles were fabricated by a thermal plasma method, and their catalytic properties for methanol decomposition and methane steam reforming were examined. Ni3Sn showed high catalytic activity, stability, and hydrogen selectivity. Ni3Fe with the addition of Mg showed high activity and carbon deposition resistance.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Catalytic properties of a pure Ni coil catalyst for methane steam reforming (2017)
  • Author(s): Toshiyuki Hirano, Ya Xu
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Volume: 42 Issue: 52 Pages: 30621-30629
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.10.135
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Catalytic properties of Ni-Fe-Mg alloy nanoparticle catalysts for methanol decomposition (2017)
  • Author(s): 2.Haruka Mitani, Ya Xu, Toshiyuki Hirano, Masahiko Demura, Ryuji Tamura
  • Journal Title: Catalysis Today Volume: 28 Pages: 669-676
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.10.036
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Initial oxidation behavior of Ni3Al(210) surface induced by supersonic oxygen molecular beam at room temperature (2017)
  • Author(s): Y. Xu, J. Sakurai, Y. Teraoka, A. Yoshigoe, M. Demura, T. Hirano
  • Journal Title: Applied Surface Science Volume: 391 Pages: 18-23
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.01.259
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Enhanced catalytic activity of Ni3Al foils towards methane steam reforming by water vapor and hydrogen pretreatments (2016)
  • Author(s): Ya Xu, Yan Ma, Demura Masahiko, Toshiyuki Hirano
  • Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY  Volume: 41 Issue: 18 Pages: 7352-7362
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.03.103
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] 表面Ni-Reナノ合金粒子層の生成によるNi箔ハニカムのメタン水蒸気改質触媒特性の向上 (2018)
  • Author(s): 許亜、張本敏子、王林勝、平野敏幸、國枝洋尚、原悠太
  • Organizer: 日本金属学会2018年春期講演大会
• [Presentation] Effect of surface alloying on the catalytic properties of Ni honeycomb forsteam methane reforming (2017)
  • Author(s): Linsheng WANG、Ya XU、Toshiyuki HIRANO、Hirotaka KUNIEDA、Yuta HARA
  • Organizer: 日本金属学会2017年秋期講演大会
• [Presentation] 高セル密度Ni ハニカム触媒の作製及びメタン水蒸気改質触媒特性 (2017)
  • Author(s): 許 亜、平野 敏幸、國枝 洋尚、原 悠太
  • Organizer: 日本金属学会2017年秋期講演大会
• [Presentation] High cell density Ni honeycomb catalysts for methane steam reforming (2017)
  • Author(s): Ya Xu, Toshiyuki Hirano, Hirotaka Kunieda, Yuta Hara
  • Organizer: The 8th Asian Pacific Chemical Reaction Engineering Symposium (APCRE2017)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 熱プラズマ法によるNi3Snナノ粒子の作製とそのメタノール分解触媒特性 (2016)
  • Author(s): 許亜、出村雅彦、平野敏幸
  • Organizer: 日本金属学会2016年秋期講演大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪大学豊中キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-21
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Catalytic properties of Ni3Sn intermetallic nanoparticles fabricated by thermal plasma process (2016)
  • Author(s): Ya XU, Shiyu Ma, Jianxin Zhang, Masahiko demura, Tosiyuki
  • Organizer: the 9th Internation Conference on advanced materials
  • Place of Presentation: Graz University of Technology,Graz,AUSTRIA 
  • Year and Date: 2016-05-29
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Remarks] NIMS researcherDatabase
  • URL: http://samurai.nims.go.jp/XU_Ya-j.html
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 水素製造用触媒、その製造方法、および、それを用いた水素製造装置 (2017)
  • Inventor(s): 許亜、王林勝、平野敏幸
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 物質・材料研究機構
  • Industrial Property Rights Type: 特許
  • Industrial Property Number: 2017-155536
  • Filing Date: 2017